Which to use
“lag” is a noun and “largo” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,026
- “lag” frequency rank
- #36,925
- “largo” frequency rank
- 72951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lag | largo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Latence, retard, décalage, lenteur de communication informatique. | Très lentement. On le met en tête d’un morceau de musique pour indiquer qu’on doit le jouer très lentement. |
Where the eye mixes lag and largo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lag runs 3 letters (CVC) against largo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lag and largo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lag is \laɡ\ while largo is \laʁ.ɡo\. 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 (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lag is recorded at frequency rank #36,026, classified as anoun, pronounced \laɡ\. largo is at rank #36,925, tagged as anadv, pronounced \laʁ.ɡo\.
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 72951, this pair ranks #42,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lag vs largo
Shared letters: agl. Private to "lag": -. Private to "largo": or.
"lag" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "largo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- largo ← alrgo · lagro · larggo · larog · larrgo · llargo · lrago
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lag" and "largo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lag" or "largo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lag" and "largo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largo vs longo". 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 #42,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.