Which to use
“log” is a noun and “Loki” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,283
- “log” frequency rank
- #30,554
- “Loki” frequency rank
- 59837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | log | Loki |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tronco, leño. | Dios del fuego y la astucia en la mitología nórdica que portó la destrucción a los dioses nórdicos, conocida como Ragnarok. |
Where the eye mixes log and Loki
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses log with Loki
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: log is /lɒɡ/ while Loki is [ˈloki]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
log is recorded at frequency rank #29,283, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɒɡ/. Loki is at rank #30,554, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈloki].
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 59837, this pair ranks #61,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of log vs Loki
Shared letters: lo. Private to "log": g. Private to "Loki": ik.
"log" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Loki" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Loki ← lkoi · lloki · loik · lokki · olki
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "log" for "Loki" ever safe?
Which is more common, "log" or "Loki"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "log" and "Loki" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "log" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Loki" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "log" and "Loki" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "log vs longo". 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 #61,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.