Which to use
“lang” is an adverb and “large” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,555
- “lang” frequency rank
- #22,070
- “large” frequency rank
- 39625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lang | large |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | por | grande |
Letter map: lang vs large
Shared letters muted; letters that set lang and large apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for lang / large
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lang is anadverb and largeanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lang is recorded at frequency rank #17,555, classified as anadv. 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 39625, this pair ranks #26,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lang vs large
Shared letters: agl. Private to "lang": n. Private to "large": er.
"lang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lang" and "large" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lang" vs "large" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "lang" vs "large" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lang" 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 #26,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lang" and "large" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lang vs liana". 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 #26,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.