Which to use
“larguée” is an adjective and “larguer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,857
- “larguée” frequency rank
- #19,890
- “larguer” frequency rank
- 66747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | larguée | larguer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de largué. | Lâcher une manœuvre, lâcher ou filer le cordage qui retient une voile par le bas. |
Same sound, different letters: larguée vs larguer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. larguée (CVCCVVV) and larguer (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - larguée and larguer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: larguée and larguer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \laʁ.ɡe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
larguée is recorded at frequency rank #46,857, classified as anadj, pronounced \laʁ.ɡe\. larguer is at rank #19,890, tagged as averb, 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 66747, this pair ranks #66,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of larguée vs larguer
Shared letters: aeglru. Private to "larguée": é. Private to "larguer": -.
"larguée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "larguer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- larguer ← alrguer · lagruer · largguer · larguerr · largure · larrguer · laruger · llarguer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "larguée" and "larguer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "larguée" vs "larguer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"larguée" and "larguer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "larguée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "larguer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "larguée" and "larguer" 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 #66,435 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.