lajevslargeConfusable pair

Quick tell: laje is a noun, large is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“laje” is a noun and “large” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,102
“laje” frequency rank
#22,070
“large” frequency rank
38172
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laje large
Definition rocha plana grande

Letter map: laje vs large

Shared letters muted; letters that set laje and large apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. laje runs 4 letters (CVCV) against large's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
laje
5 ch
large

Grammar separator: laje vs large

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laje is anoun and largeanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laje is recorded at frequency rank #16,102, classified as anoun. large is at rank #22,070, tagged as anadj, pronounced /lɑːd͡ʒ/.

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 38172, this pair ranks #28,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of laje vs large

Shared letters: ael. Private to "laje": j. Private to "large": gr.

"laje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laje ← alje · laej · lajje · ljae · llaje
  • large ← alrge · lagre · lareg · largge · larrge · llarge · lrage

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "laje" for "large" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "laje" is a noun and "large" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "laje" or "large" show up more?
"laje" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,102 in our Portuguese list, against #22,070 for "large". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "laje" and "large".

  • Full dictionary entry for "laje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "large" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laje" and "large" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs laje". 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 #28,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list