LogisvsLosTell them apart

Which to use

“Logis” and “Los” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,816
“Logis” frequency rank
#469
“Los” frequency rank
47285
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Logis Los
Definition meist spartanische Unterkunft Schicksal, unbeeinflussbares Geschick

Where the eye mixes Logis and Los

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Logis
3 ch
Los

Look-alike desk: Logis vs Los

A purely visual mix-up. Logis ([loˈʒiː]) and Los ([loːs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Logis is recorded at frequency rank #46,816, classified as anoun, pronounced [loˈʒiː]. Los is at rank #469, tagged as anoun, pronounced [loːs].

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 47285, this pair ranks #1,289,724 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Logis vs Los

Shared letters: los. Private to "Logis": gi. Private to "Los": -.

"Logis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Los" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Logislgois · llogis · loggis · logiss · logsi · loigs · olgis

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Logis" and "Los" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([loˈʒiː] versus [loːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Logis" vs "Los" - which ranks higher?
"Los" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #469 in our German list, against #46,816 for "Logis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Logis" and "Los" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Logis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Los" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,289,724 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Logis" and "Los" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Logis vs Loses". 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 #1,289,724 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list