langvslargeTell them apart

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

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.

4 ch
lang
5 ch
large

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

  • langalng · lagn · langg · lanng · llang · lnag
  • largealrge · lagre · lareg · largge · larrge · llarge · lrage

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lang" and "large" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lang" is an adverb and "large" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "lang" vs "large" - which ranks higher?
"lang" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,555 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.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list