largar

/lɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/

//lɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“largar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,440. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,440
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deixar escapar (o que se tem na mão), soltar

Corpus desk

Index PT-largar · largar · Portuguese

largar · rank #6,440 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,440
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH largura

Nearest frequency peer: largura (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “largar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “largar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

largar vs lugar
67% similar
largar vs ligar
67% similar
largar vs lavar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for largar
PropertyValue
Headwordlargar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/lɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,440
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “largar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).largarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “largura” (#6,441), “lata” (#6,442), “light” (#6,444). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “largar” fica em #6,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around largar (IPA /lɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,440 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for largar, with forms such as "alrgar", "lagrar", and "laragr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "lugar", "ligar", "lavar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is largar, spelled L-A-R-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deixar escapar (o que se tem na mão), soltar
  2. 2
    encerrar um relacionamento
  3. 3
    abandonar, deixar, desamparar
  4. 4
    ceder
  5. 5
    proferir
  6. 6
    desferir (as velas)
  7. 7
    ir-se embora
  8. 8
    partir
  9. 9
    escapar-se

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how largar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eu larguei dele.

Synonyms

deslargar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alrgar
  • lagrar
  • laragr
  • largarr
  • larggar
  • largra
  • larrgar
  • llargar
  • lragar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of largar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alrgar2lagrar2laragr2largarr1larggar1largra2larrgar1llargar1
Edit distance from "largar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "largar"?
"largar" is spelled L-A-R-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /lɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "largar" mean?
As a verb, "largar" means: deixar escapar (o que se tem na mão), soltar
What words are commonly confused with "largar"?
"largar" is commonly confused with "lugar", "ligar", "lavar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "largar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "largar" is /lɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "largar" come from?
"largar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "largar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

master#6,446namoro#6,449Oliver#6,452forçar#6,423

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

nomeado9 variantspalhaço9 variantsrefeição9 variantsCaetano9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list