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“laïque” and “logique” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,865
“laïque” frequency rank
#1,666
“logique” frequency rank
11531
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laïque logique
Definition Variante de laïc. Qui est conforme aux règles de la raison, rationnel.

Where the eye mixes laïque and logique

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. laïque runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against logique's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
laïque
7 ch
logique

Why the eye confuses laïque with logique

A purely visual mix-up. laïque (\la.ik\) and logique (\lɔ.ʒik\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laïque is recorded at frequency rank #9,865, classified as anadj, pronounced \la.ik\. logique is at rank #1,666, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɔ.ʒik\.

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 11531, this pair ranks #408,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of laïque vs logique

Shared letters: elqu. Private to "laïque": aï. Private to "logique": gio.

"laïque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "logique" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logique ← lgoique · llogique · loggique · logiqeu · logiqque · logiuqe · logqiue · loigque

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "laïque" and "logique" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\la.ik\ versus \lɔ.ʒik\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "laïque" or "logique" show up more?
"logique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,666 in our French list, against #9,865 for "laïque". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "laïque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "logique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #408,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laïque" and "logique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laïque vs Laroque". 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 #408,808 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list