Which to use
“langues” is a noun and “larguer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,999
- “langues” frequency rank
- #19,890
- “larguer” frequency rank
- 21889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langues | larguer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de langue. | Lâcher une manœuvre, lâcher ou filer le cordage qui retient une voile par le bas. |
Where the eye mixes langues and larguer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. langues and larguer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: langues vs larguer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: langues is \lɑ̃ɡ\ while larguer is \laʁ.ɡe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langues is recorded at frequency rank #1,999, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃ɡ\. larguer is at rank #19,890, tagged as averb, pronounced \laʁ.ɡe\.
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 21889, this pair ranks #360,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of langues vs larguer
Shared letters: aeglu. Private to "langues": ns. Private to "larguer": r.
"langues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "larguer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "langues" and "larguer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "langues" or "larguer" show up more?
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 "langues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "larguer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langues" and "larguer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "larguée vs larguer". 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 #360,910 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.