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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "largada" and "largura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "largada" vs "largura" - which ranks higher?
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.