largasvsllagasTell them apart

Which to use

“largas” and “llagas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,857
“largas” frequency rank
#35,594
“llagas” frequency rank
39451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature largas llagas
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de largar o de largarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llagar.

Where the eye mixes largas and llagas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. largas (CVCCVC) and llagas (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
largas
6 ch
llagas

Why the eye confuses largas with llagas

A purely visual mix-up. largas ([ˈlaɾɣ̞as]) and llagas ([ˈʝaɣ̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

largas is recorded at frequency rank #3,857, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɾɣ̞as]. llagas is at rank #35,594, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝaɣ̞as].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 39451, this pair ranks #164,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of largas vs llagas

Shared letters: agls. Private to "largas": r. Private to "llagas": -.

"largas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "llagas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • largas ← alrgas · lagras · larags · largass · larggas · largsa · larrgas · llargas
  • llagas ← lalgas · llaags · llagass · llaggas · llagsa · llgaas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "largas" and "llagas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlaɾɣ̞as] versus [ˈʝaɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "largas" vs "llagas" - which ranks higher?
"largas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,857 in our Spanish list, against #35,594 for "llagas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "largas" and "llagas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "largas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llagas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #164,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "largas" and "llagas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lanas vs llagas". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #164,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list