Which to use
“largo” is an adverb and “lasso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,925
- “largo” frequency rank
- #46,263
- “lasso” frequency rank
- 83188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | largo | lasso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Très lentement. On le met en tête d’un morceau de musique pour indiquer qu’on doit le jouer très lentement. | Longue lanière en forme de boucle dont se servent les gardiens de troupeaux, comme les cow-boys ou les gardians, pour s’emparer des chevaux, des bœufs sauvages, en la leur lançant autour du corps. |
Where the eye mixes largo and lasso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. largo and lasso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: largo vs lasso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: largo is \laʁ.ɡo\ while lasso is \la.so\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
largo is recorded at frequency rank #36,925, classified as anadv, pronounced \laʁ.ɡo\. lasso is at rank #46,263, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.so\.
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 83188, this pair ranks #15,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of largo vs lasso
Shared letters: alo. Private to "largo": gr. Private to "lasso": s.
"largo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lasso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "largo" and "lasso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "largo" vs "lasso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "largo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lasso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "largo" and "lasso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lago vs lasso". 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 #15,293 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.