larger
\laʁ.ʒe\
The verdict
“larger” is uncommon French (frequency #97,096 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,096
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’éloigner du centre du manège, en parlant d’un cheval ^([1]).
Corpus desk
Index FR-larger · larger · French
larger · rank #97,096 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,096
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH larvé
Nearest frequency peer: larvé (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “larger”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lagunaire
lagunaire
2,909 corpus weight
- lancier
lancier
2,907 corpus weight
- larger
larger
2,905 corpus weight
- larvé
larvé
2,904 corpus weight
- lavaient
lavaient
2,903 corpus weight
- lays
lays
2,902 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “larger” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | larger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \laʁ.ʒe\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #97,096 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “larger” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
larger is uncommon French at frequency #97,096 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \laʁ.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for larger in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is larger, spelled L-A-R-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1S’éloigner du centre du manège, en parlant d’un cheval ^([1]).
- 2Mettre les vaches au champ.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how larger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dès que les jappements de la Lionne l’avertissaient du moment où l’on largeait, elle prenait un ouvrage léger, un tricot ou un carré de broderie et venait assister au départ du troupeau.
Le lendemain matin, il a voulu larger le premier, pour s’imposer d’emblée.
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.
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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