Which to use
“large” is an adjective and “largo” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,031
- “large” frequency rank
- #36,925
- “largo” frequency rank
- 37956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | large | largo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a une dimension déterminée dans le sens de la largeur, par opposition à long, à haut, à profond. | Très lentement. On le met en tête d’un morceau de musique pour indiquer qu’on doit le jouer très lentement. |
Where the eye mixes large and largo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: large vs largo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: large is \laʁʒ\ while largo is \laʁ.ɡo\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “large” becomes o in “largo”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37956, 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\. largo is at rank #36,925, tagged as anadv, pronounced \laʁ.ɡo\.
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 37956, this pair ranks #258,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of large vs largo
Shared letters: aglr. Private to "large": e. Private to "largo": o.
"large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "largo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "large" and "largo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "large" vs "largo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "large" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "large" and "largo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largo vs longo". 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 #258,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.