Which to use
“largo” is an adjective and “lírio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,157
- “largo” frequency rank
- #24,381
- “lírio” frequency rank
- 28538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | largo | lírio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não é estreito; amplo, vasto | nome vulgar de algumas plantas bolbosas ou rizomatosas cultivadas com fins ornamentais |
Where the eye mixes largo and lírio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses largo with lírio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: largo is /ˈlaɾ.ɡu/ while lírio is /ˈłirju/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
largo is recorded at frequency rank #4,157, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈlaɾ.ɡu/. lírio is at rank #24,381, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈłirju/.
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 28538, this pair ranks #40,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of largo vs lírio
Shared letters: lor. Private to "largo": ag. Private to "lírio": ií.
"largo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lírio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- largo ← alrgo · lagro · larggo · larog · larrgo · llargo · lrago
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "largo" and "lírio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "largo" vs "lírio" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "largo" and "lírio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "largo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lírio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "largo" and "lírio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lírio vs lirismo". 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 #40,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.