Which to use
“langage” and “largage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,320
- “langage” frequency rank
- #41,379
- “largage” frequency rank
- 43699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langage | largage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emploi que l’être humain fait des sons et des articulations de la voix pour exprimer ses pensées et ses sentiments. | Parachutage de personnel ou de matériel. |
Where the eye mixes langage and largage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. langage and largage follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between langage and largage
A purely visual mix-up. langage (\lɑ̃.ɡaʒ\) and largage (\laʁ.ɡaʒ\) 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 a single letter - n in “langage” becomes r in “largage”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langage is recorded at frequency rank #2,320, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃.ɡaʒ\. largage is at rank #41,379, tagged as anoun, pronounced \laʁ.ɡaʒ\.
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 43699, this pair ranks #216,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of langage vs largage
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "langage": n. Private to "largage": r.
"langage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "largage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "langage" for "largage" ever safe?
Frequency check: "langage" vs "largage" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "langage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langage" and "largage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largage vs larguée". 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 #216,118 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.