largadavslarguraConfusable pair

Which to use

“largada” and “largura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,928
“largada” frequency rank
#6,441
“largura” frequency rank
19369
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature largada largura
Definition ato de largar medida de uma distância que é perpendicular ao comprimento

Where the eye mixes largada and largura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. largada and largura follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
largada
7 ch
largura

Why the eye confuses largada with largura

A purely visual mix-up. largada (/lɐɾ.ˈɡa.dɐ/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

largada is recorded at frequency rank #12,928, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɐɾ.ˈɡa.dɐ/. 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 19369, this pair ranks #51,369 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of largada vs largura

Shared letters: aglr. Private to "largada": d. Private to "largura": u.

"largada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "largura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • largada ← alrgada · lagrada · laragda · largaad · largadda · largdaa · larggada · larrgada
  • largura ← alrgura · lagrura · larggura · largrua · larguar · largurra · larrgura · larugra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "largada" and "largura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/lɐɾ.ˈɡa.dɐ/ versus /lɐɾ.ˈɡu.ɾɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "largada" vs "largura" - which ranks higher?
"largura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,441 in our Portuguese list, against #12,928 for "largada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "largada" 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 #51,369 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "largada" and "largura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largura vs lavoura". 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 #51,369 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