Which to use
“large” is an adjective and “laringe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,529
- “large” frequency rank
- #45,407
- “laringe” frequency rank
- 87936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | large | laringe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ancho. | Órgano tubular musculocartilaginoso que comunica la tráquea con la faringe, mide unos cinco cm en el ser humano y es rudimentario en las aves. Lo forman los cartílagos tiroides, cricoides, aritenoides, cuneiformes, corniculados o de Santorini y epiglotis, recubiertos de una mucosa; se articulan y unen entre si de diversas formas. Su función principal es la fonación o producción de la voz, proteger las vías respiratorias durante la deglución y permitir el paso de aire hacia la tráquea. Se divide en supraglotis o vestíbulo, glotis e infraglotis |
Where the eye mixes large and laringe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: large vs laringe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: large is /laʁʒ/ while laringe is [laˈɾĩŋxe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87936, 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/. laringe is at rank #45,407, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈɾĩŋxe].
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 87936, this pair ranks #4,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of large vs laringe
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "large": -. Private to "laringe": in.
"large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "laringe" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "large" and "laringe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "large" vs "laringe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "laringe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "large" and "laringe" 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 #4,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.