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“large” and “largue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,031
“large” frequency rank
#39,372
“largue” frequency rank
40403
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature large largue
Definition Qui a une dimension déterminée dans le sens de la largeur, par opposition à long, à haut, à profond. Qui n’est pas tendu.

Where the eye mixes large and largue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
large
6 ch
largue

Look-alike desk: large vs largue

A purely visual mix-up. large (\laʁʒ\) and largue (\laʁɡ\) 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 40403, 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\. largue is at rank #39,372, tagged as anadj, pronounced \laʁɡ\.

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 40403, this pair ranks #240,781 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of large vs largue

Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "large": -. Private to "largue": u.

"large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "largue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • largealrge · lagre · lareg · largge · larrge · llarge · lrage
  • larguealrgue · lagrue · largeu · larggue · larrgue · laruge · llargue · lrague

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "large" and "largue" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\laʁʒ\ versus \laʁɡ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "large" vs "largue" - which ranks higher?
"large" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,031 in our French list, against #39,372 for "largue". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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 "largue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #240,781 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "large" and "largue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largue vs Laroque". 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 #240,781 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