Which to use
“large” and “longe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,070
- “large” frequency rank
- #689
- “longe” frequency rank
- 22759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | large | longe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grande | distante |
Letter map: large vs longe
Shared letters muted; letters that set large and longe apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - large / longe
large and longe are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22759, 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/. longe is at rank #689, tagged as anadj.
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 22759, this pair ranks #47,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of large vs longe
Shared letters: egl. Private to "large": ar. Private to "longe": no.
"large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "longe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "large" and "longe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "large" or "longe" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "large" and "longe".
- Full dictionary entry for "large" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "longe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "large" and "longe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "large vs larva". 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 #47,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.