largesvslarguéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,214
“larges” frequency rank
#46,857
“larguée” frequency rank
53071
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature larges larguée
Definition Pluriel de large. Féminin singulier de largué.

Where the eye mixes larges and larguée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. larges runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against larguée's 7 (CVCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
larges
7 ch
larguée

Visual trap between larges and larguée

A purely visual mix-up. larges (\laʁʒ\) and larguée (\laʁ.ɡe\) 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 53071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

larges is recorded at frequency rank #6,214, classified as anadj, pronounced \laʁʒ\. larguée is at rank #46,857, tagged as anadj, pronounced \laʁ.ɡe\.

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 53071, this pair ranks #143,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of larges vs larguée

Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "larges": s. Private to "larguée": ué.

"larges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "larguée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • larges ← alrges · lagres · laregs · largess · largges · largse · larrges · llarges

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "larges" for "larguée" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\laʁʒ\ versus \laʁ.ɡe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "larges" vs "larguée" - which ranks higher?
"larges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,214 in our French list, against #46,857 for "larguée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "larges" and "larguée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "larges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "larguée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #143,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "larges" and "larguée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largage vs larguée". 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 #143,287 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