Which to use
“large” is an adjective and “largeur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,031
- “large” frequency rank
- #5,148
- “largeur” frequency rank
- 6179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | large | largeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a une dimension déterminée dans le sens de la largeur, par opposition à long, à haut, à profond. | Étendue d’une chose considérée d’un de ses côtés à l’autre, par opposition à longueur. |
Where the eye mixes large and largeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between large and largeur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: large is \laʁʒ\ while largeur is \laʁ.ʒœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “large” sits inside “largeur”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
large is recorded at frequency rank #1,031, classified as anadj, pronounced \laʁʒ\. largeur is at rank #5,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced \laʁ.ʒœʁ\.
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 6179, this pair ranks #426,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of large vs largeur
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "large": -. Private to "largeur": u.
"large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "largeur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "large" and "largeur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "large" or "largeur"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "large" and "largeur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "large" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "large" and "largeur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largeur vs largeurs". 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 #426,951 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.