Which to use
“large” and “largo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,529
- “large” frequency rank
- #407
- “largo” frequency rank
- 42936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | large | largo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ancho. | Que tiene una gran longitud. |
Where the eye mixes large and largo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: large vs largo
A purely visual mix-up. large (/laʁʒ/) and largo ([ˈlaɾɣ̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “large” becomes o in “largo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
large is recorded at frequency rank #42,529, classified as anadj, pronounced /laʁʒ/. largo is at rank #407, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɾɣ̞o].
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 42936, this pair ranks #145,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of large vs largo
Shared letters: aglr. Private to "large": e. Private to "largo": o.
"large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "largo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "large" and "largo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "large" vs "largo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "large" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "large" and "largo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "large vs Laude". 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 #145,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.