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.
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?
Frequency check: "larges" vs "larguée" - which ranks higher?
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.