Which to use
“lançar” and “largar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,237
- “lançar” frequency rank
- #6,440
- “largar” frequency rank
- 8677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lançar | largar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | arremessar com força | deixar escapar (o que se tem na mão), soltar |
Where the eye mixes lançar and largar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lançar and largar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lançar with largar
A purely visual mix-up. lançar (/lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/) and largar (/lɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lançar is recorded at frequency rank #2,237, classified as averb, pronounced /lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/. largar is at rank #6,440, tagged as averb, pronounced /lɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 8677, this pair ranks #65,004 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lançar vs largar
Shared letters: alr. Private to "lançar": nç. Private to "largar": g.
"lançar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "largar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- largar ← alrgar · lagrar · laragr · largarr · larggar · largra · larrgar · llargar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lançar" and "largar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lançar" vs "largar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lançar" and "largar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lançar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,004 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lançar" and "largar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lançar". 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 #65,004 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.