large
French, noun/laʁʒ/
large is spelled L-A-R-G-E (5 letters) and appears 81 times per million words in written French, the 1,026th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Large is a French masculine noun meaning “open sea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Largeur”.
What does large mean in English?
adjective
- 1
wide, broad
- 2
large
- 3
generous
noun
- 1
masculineopen sea
- 2
masculinewidth
adverb
- 1
in a broad manner, extensively, wide
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a une dimension déterminée dans le sens de la largeur, par opposition à long, à haut, à profond. 2. Qui a une largeur trop grande par rapport à une autre largeur, ou de référence, ou attendue, ou espérée. 3. Qui est fait par masses et à grands traits, qui n’a rien de maigre, de mesquin, de timide. 4. Qui est étendu ou qui est de grande amplitude.
adverb: 1. À grands traits, en parlant de peindre, de dessiner, etc. 2. Façon familière d’acquiescer.
noun: 1. Largeur. 2. Partie de la mer qui est éloignée des côtes ; haute mer. 3. Vaste étendue.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of large
- larges plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce large?
- /laʁʒ/
- \laʁʒ\
- [laʁʒ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to large
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is large in French?
large appears 81 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).