largo

/ˈlaɾ.ɡu/

//ˈlaɾ.ɡu// adj

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The verdict

“largo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,157
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não é estreito; amplo, vasto

Corpus desk

Index PT-largo · largo · Portuguese

largo · rank #4,157 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,157
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lateral

Nearest frequency peer: lateral (+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 “largo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “largo” 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).

largo vs logo
60% similar
largo vs lego
60% similar
largo vs lato
60% similar

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

Key facts for largo
PropertyValue
Headwordlargo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈlaɾ.ɡu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,157
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “largo”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “lateral” (#4,158), “funcionário” (#4,154), “febre” (#4,152). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “largo” fica em #4,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around largo (IPA /ˈlaɾ.ɡu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,157 among 581 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que não é estreito; amplo, vasto".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for largo, with forms such as "alrgo", "lagro", and "larggo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "logo", "lego", "lato", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is largo, spelled L-A-R-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não é estreito; amplo, vasto

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O Champs-Élysées é uma larga avenida em Paris, França.

Antonyms

estreito

This word in other languages

broad(English)ancho(Español)large(Français)breit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alrgo
  • lagro
  • larggo
  • larog
  • larrgo
  • llargo
  • lrago

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of largo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alrgo2lagro2larggo1larog2larrgo1llargo1lrago2
Edit distance from "largo"

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 "largo"?
"largo" is spelled L-A-R-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlaɾ.ɡu/.
What does "largo" mean?
As an adjective, "largo" means: que não é estreito; amplo, vasto
What words are commonly confused with "largo"?
"largo" is commonly confused with "logo", "lego", "lato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "largo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "largo" is /ˈlaɾ.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "largo" come from?
"largo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

febre#4,152salva#4,180Simon#4,182suave#4,184

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tento7 variantsbraga7 variantsCésar7 variantsporte7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list