Big-Large | Commonly Confused Words

Big

/bɪɡ/

Large in size, extent, or capacity.

I think Tom made a big mistake.She gave him her biggest smile.Perhaps I will, when I'm bigger.'

/lɑːdʒ/

Of a size greater than the usual or average

"They have the largest babies' sizes."This left larger portions of real money for the others.'How large were the footprints?

Big is often used in casual conversation or when referring to size in a general or informal sense.
Large can imply formality or precision, often used in written contexts or specific descriptions.
Remember "big" like in big deal or big mistake where it's used for emphasis or exaggeration.
Meanwhile, large is more common in scientific or technical contexts, like large-scale or large volumes.
Think of big as more colloquial and large as more formal.