Which to use
“lar” is a noun and “large” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,089
- “lar” frequency rank
- #22,070
- “large” frequency rank
- 25159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lar | large |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | residência, habitação | grande |
Where the eye mixes lar and large
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lar with large
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lar is /ˈlaɾ/ while large is /lɑːd͡ʒ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “lar” sits inside “large”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lar is recorded at frequency rank #3,089, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlaɾ/. 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 25159, this pair ranks #44,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lar vs large
Shared letters: alr. Private to "lar": -. Private to "large": eg.
"lar" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- large ← alrge · lagre · lareg · largge · larrge · llarge · lrage
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lar" and "large" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lar" vs "large" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lar" and "large" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lar" 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 #44,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lar" and "large" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "large vs larva". 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 #44,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.