LarchervslarguerTell them apart

Quick tell: Larcher is a name, larguer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Larcher” is a name and “larguer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,843
“Larcher” frequency rank
#19,890
“larguer” frequency rank
49733
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Larcher larguer
Definition Nom de famille. Lâcher une manœuvre, lâcher ou filer le cordage qui retient une voile par le bas.

Letter map: Larcher vs larguer

Shared letters muted; letters that set Larcher and larguer apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Larcher (CVCCCVC) and larguer (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
Larcher
7 ch
larguer

Grammar separator: Larcher vs larguer

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Larcher is aname and largueraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Larcher is recorded at frequency rank #29,843, classified as aname. 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 49733, this pair ranks #168,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Larcher vs larguer

Shared letters: aelr. Private to "Larcher": ch. Private to "larguer": gu.

"Larcher" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "larguer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Larcher ← alrcher · lacrher · larccher · larcehr · larcherr · larchher · larchre · larhcer
  • larguer ← alrguer · lagruer · largguer · larguerr · largure · larrguer · laruger · llarguer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Larcher" and "larguer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Larcher" is a name and "larguer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Larcher" vs "larguer" - which ranks higher?
"larguer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,890 in our French list, against #29,843 for "Larcher". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Larcher" and "larguer".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Larcher" 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 #168,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Larcher" and "larguer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Larcher vs lyncher". 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 #168,249 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list