largage

\laʁ.ɡaʒ\

/\laʁ.ɡaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“largage” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,379. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,379
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parachutage de personnel ou de matériel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-largage · largage · French

largage · rank #41,379 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,379
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH landais

Nearest frequency peer: landais (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « largage »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « largage » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

largage vs large
71% similar
largage vs lavage
71% similar
largage vs largue
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for largage
PropertyValue
Headwordlargage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\laʁ.ɡaʒ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,379
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « largage »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).largagese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « landais » (#41,378), « Lalonde » (#41,377), « Larzac » (#41,381). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « largage » est au #41,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around largage (IPA \laʁ.ɡaʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,379 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for largage, with forms such as "alrgage", "lagrage", and "laragge". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "large", "lavage", "largue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is largage, spelled L-A-R-G-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parachutage de personnel ou de matériel.
  2. 2
    Envoi d’une bombe.
  3. 3
    Séparation d’avec le corps principal d’un véhicule.
  4. 4
    Rupture amoureuse décidée de façon unilatérale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how largage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le largage des parachutistes ? Une vraie cata. Lors des essais en vol, les mannequins lâchés par les deux portes latérales se sont écrasés l’un sur l’autre.
  2. Le largage de plusieurs centaines de tonnes de bombes sur une ville qui n’est pas un objectif militaire stratégique doit-il être qualifié de massacre ?

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alrgage
  • lagrage
  • laragge
  • largaeg
  • largagge
  • larggae
  • larggage
  • larrgage
  • llargage
  • lragage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of largage - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alrgage2lagrage2laragge2largaeg2largagge1larggae2larggage1larrgage1
Edit distance from "largage"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "largage"?
"largage" is spelled L-A-R-G-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \laʁ.ɡaʒ\.
What does "largage" mean?
As a noun, "largage" means: Parachutage de personnel ou de matériel.
What words are commonly confused with "largage"?
"largage" is commonly confused with "large", "lavage", "largue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "largage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "largage" is \laʁ.ɡaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "largage" come from?
"largage" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "largage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list