Which to use
“larga” and “largura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,583
- “larga” frequency rank
- #6,441
- “largura” frequency rank
- 9024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | larga | largura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | soltura | medida de uma distância que é perpendicular ao comprimento |
Where the eye mixes larga and largura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. larga runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against largura's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: larga vs largura
A purely visual mix-up. larga (/ˈlaɾ.ɡɐ/) and largura (/lɐɾ.ˈɡu.ɾɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
larga is recorded at frequency rank #2,583, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlaɾ.ɡɐ/. largura is at rank #6,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɐɾ.ˈɡu.ɾɐ/.
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 9024, this pair ranks #64,550 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of larga vs largura
Shared letters: aglr. Private to "larga": -. Private to "largura": u.
"larga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "largura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "larga" and "largura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "larga" or "largura" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "larga" and "largura" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "larga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,550 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "larga" and "largura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs larga". 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 #64,550 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.