Which to use
“lago” and “largo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,759
- “lago” frequency rank
- #36,925
- “largo” frequency rank
- 86684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lago | largo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Là. | 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 lago and largo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lago runs 4 letters (CVCV) against largo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lago vs largo
A purely visual mix-up. lago (\la.ɡo\) and largo (\laʁ.ɡo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lago is recorded at frequency rank #49,759, classified as anadv, pronounced \la.ɡo\. 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 86684, this pair ranks #9,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lago vs largo
Shared letters: aglo. Private to "lago": -. Private to "largo": r.
"lago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "largo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lago" and "largo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lago" vs "largo" - which ranks higher?
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 "lago" 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 #9,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lago" and "largo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lago 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 #9,336 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.