Which to use
“largar” is a verb and “logar” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,440
- “largar” frequency rank
- #36,098
- “logar” frequency rank
- 42538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | largar | logar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deixar escapar (o que se tem na mão), soltar | grafia antiga de lugar |
Letter map: largar vs logar
Shared letters muted; letters that set largar and logar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for largar / logar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: largar is averb and logaranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42538, 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/. logar is at rank #36,098, tagged as anoun.
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 42538, this pair ranks #23,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of largar vs logar
Shared letters: aglr. Private to "largar": -. Private to "logar": o.
"largar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "logar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "largar" and "logar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "largar" or "logar" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "largar" and "logar".
- Full dictionary entry for "largar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "logar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "largar" and "logar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loção 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 #23,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.