Which to use
“largage” and “lavage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,379
- “largage” frequency rank
- #11,243
- “lavage” frequency rank
- 52622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | largage | lavage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parachutage de personnel ou de matériel. | Action de laver. |
Where the eye mixes largage and lavage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. largage runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against lavage's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses largage with lavage
A purely visual mix-up. largage (\laʁ.ɡaʒ\) and lavage (\la.vaʒ\) 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 52622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
largage is recorded at frequency rank #41,379, classified as anoun, pronounced \laʁ.ɡaʒ\. lavage is at rank #11,243, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.vaʒ\.
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 52622, this pair ranks #146,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of largage vs lavage
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "largage": r. Private to "lavage": v.
"largage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "lavage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "largage" for "lavage" ever safe?
Which is more common, "largage" or "lavage"?
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 "largage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "largage" and "lavage" 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 #146,415 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.