Which to use
“large” and “lorde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,031
- “large” frequency rank
- #41,872
- “lorde” frequency rank
- 42903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | large | lorde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a une dimension déterminée dans le sens de la largeur, par opposition à long, à haut, à profond. | Féminin pluriel de lorde. |
Where the eye mixes large and lorde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses large with lorde
A purely visual mix-up. large (\laʁʒ\) and lorde (\ˈlor.de\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42903, 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\. lorde is at rank #41,872, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈlor.de\.
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 42903, this pair ranks #222,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of large vs lorde
Shared letters: elr. Private to "large": ag. Private to "lorde": do.
"large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lorde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "large" and "lorde" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "large" or "lorde" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "large" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lorde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "large" and "lorde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lorde vs lure". 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 #222,037 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.