Which to use
“lar” is a noun and “largo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,089
- “lar” frequency rank
- #4,157
- “largo” frequency rank
- 7246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lar | largo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | residência, habitação | que não é estreito; amplo, vasto |
Where the eye mixes lar and largo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lar with largo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lar is /ˈlaɾ/ while largo is /ˈlaɾ.ɡu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “lar” sits inside “largo”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7246, 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/. largo is at rank #4,157, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlaɾ.ɡu/.
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 7246, this pair ranks #66,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lar vs largo
Shared letters: alr. Private to "lar": -. Private to "largo": go.
"lar" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "largo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- largo ← alrgo · lagro · larggo · larog · larrgo · llargo · lrago
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lar" and "largo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lar" vs "largo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lar" and "largo" 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 "largo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lar" and "largo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lar". 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 #66,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.