Which to use
“largar” is a verb and “largura” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,440
- “largar” frequency rank
- #6,441
- “largura” frequency rank
- 12881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | largar | largura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deixar escapar (o que se tem na mão), soltar | medida de uma distância que é perpendicular ao comprimento |
Where the eye mixes largar and largura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. largar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against largura's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between largar and largura
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: largar is /lɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/ while largura is /lɐɾ.ˈɡu.ɾɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
largar is recorded at frequency rank #6,440, classified as averb, pronounced /lɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/. 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 12881, this pair ranks #59,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of largar vs largura
Shared letters: aglr. Private to "largar": -. Private to "largura": u.
"largar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "largura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "largar" for "largura" ever safe?
Frequency check: "largar" vs "largura" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "largar" and "largura" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "largar" 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 #59,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "largar" and "largura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largar vs logar". 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 #59,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.