Which to use
“largeur” is a noun and “largue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,148
- “largeur” frequency rank
- #39,372
- “largue” frequency rank
- 44520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | largeur | largue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étendue d’une chose considérée d’un de ses côtés à l’autre, par opposition à longueur. | Qui n’est pas tendu. |
Where the eye mixes largeur and largue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: largeur vs largue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: largeur is \laʁ.ʒœʁ\ while largue is \laʁɡ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
largeur is recorded at frequency rank #5,148, classified as anoun, pronounced \laʁ.ʒœʁ\. 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 44520, this pair ranks #209,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of largeur vs largue
Shared letters: aeglru. Private to "largeur": -. Private to "largue": -.
"largeur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "largue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "largeur" and "largue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "largeur" or "largue" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "largeur" and "largue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "largeur" 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 #209,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "largeur" 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 #209,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.