larguevslarguéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#39,372
“largue” frequency rank
#46,857
“larguée” frequency rank
86229
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature largue larguée
Definition Qui n’est pas tendu. Féminin singulier de largué.

Where the eye mixes largue and larguée

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

6 ch
largue
7 ch
larguée

Why the eye confuses largue with larguée

A purely visual mix-up. largue (\laʁɡ\) 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 86229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

largue is recorded at frequency rank #39,372, classified as anadj, pronounced \laʁɡ\. 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 86229, this pair ranks #10,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of largue vs larguée

Shared letters: aeglru. Private to "largue": -. Private to "larguée": é.

"largue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "larguée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • largue ← alrgue · lagrue · largeu · larggue · larrgue · laruge · llargue · lrague

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "largue" and "larguée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\laʁɡ\ versus \laʁ.ɡe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "largue" or "larguée"?
"largue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,372 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "largue" 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 #10,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "largue" 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 #10,041 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