Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "large" and "largue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "large" vs "largue" - which ranks higher?
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.