Which to use
“langages” and “largage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,423
- “langages” frequency rank
- #41,379
- “largage” frequency rank
- 56802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langages | largage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de langage. | Parachutage de personnel ou de matériel. |
Where the eye mixes langages and largage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. langages runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against largage's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: langages vs largage
A purely visual mix-up. langages (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langages is recorded at frequency rank #15,423, 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 56802, this pair ranks #118,818 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of langages vs largage
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "langages": ns. Private to "largage": r.
"langages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "largage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "langages" and "largage" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "langages" or "largage"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "langages" 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 #118,818 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langages" 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 #118,818 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.