larvsloiWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: lar is a adverb, loi is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lar” is an adverb and “loi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,637
“lar” frequency rank
#300
“loi” frequency rank
48937
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lar loi
Definition Trop. Règle, obligations écrites, prescrites ou tacites, auxquelles les personnes se doivent de se conformer.

Letter map: lar vs loi

Shared letters muted; letters that set lar and loi apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
lar
3 ch
loi

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lar is anadverb and loianoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lar is recorded at frequency rank #48,637, classified as anadv. loi is at rank #300, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lwa\.

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 48937, this pair ranks #174,851 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lar vs loi

Shared letters: l. Private to "lar": ar. Private to "loi": io.

"lar" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "loi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lar" and "loi" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lar" is an adverb and "loi" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lar" or "loi"?
"loi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #300 in our French list, against #48,637 for "lar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list