Which to use
“lavée” and “logée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,469
- “lavée” frequency rank
- #33,336
- “logée” frequency rank
- 69805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavée | logée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de lavé. | Féminin singulier de logé. |
Where the eye mixes lavée and logée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lavée and logée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lavée with logée
A purely visual mix-up. lavée (\la.ve\) and logée (\lɔ.ʒe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lavée is recorded at frequency rank #36,469, classified as anadj, pronounced \la.ve\. logée is at rank #33,336, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɔ.ʒe\.
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 69805, this pair ranks #53,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lavée vs logée
Shared letters: elé. Private to "lavée": av. Private to "logée": go.
"lavée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "logée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lavée" and "logée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lavée" or "logée"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lavée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "logée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavée" and "logée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lacey vs lavée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,750 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.