Which to use
“lâchés” and “larges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,254
- “lâchés” frequency rank
- #6,214
- “larges” frequency rank
- 36468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâchés | larges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de lâché. | Pluriel de large. |
Where the eye mixes lâchés and larges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lâchés vs larges
A purely visual mix-up. lâchés (\la.ʃe\) and larges (\laʁʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lâchés is recorded at frequency rank #30,254, classified as anadj, pronounced \la.ʃe\. larges is at rank #6,214, tagged as anadj, pronounced \laʁʒ\.
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 36468, this pair ranks #269,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâchés vs larges
Shared letters: ls. Private to "lâchés": châé. Private to "larges": aegr.
"lâchés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "larges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- larges ← alrges · lagres · laregs · largess · largges · largse · larrges · llarges
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lâchés" and "larges" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lâchés" vs "larges" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lâchés" and "larges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâchés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "larges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâchés" and "larges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâchés vs loches". 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 #269,379 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.