Which to use
“large” is an adjective and “late” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,070
- “large” frequency rank
- #12,276
- “late” frequency rank
- 34346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | large | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grande | terceira pessoa do presente do indicativo do verbo latir |
Letter map: large vs late
Shared letters muted; letters that set large and late apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for large / late
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: large is anadjective and lateaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
large is recorded at frequency rank #22,070, classified as anadj, pronounced /lɑːd͡ʒ/. late is at rank #12,276, tagged as averb.
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 34346, this pair ranks #32,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of large vs late
Shared letters: ael. Private to "large": gr. Private to "late": t.
"large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "large" and "late" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "large" or "late" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "large" vs "late" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "large" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "late" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "large" and "late" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs late". 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 #32,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.