Which to use
“leds” and “logs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,882
- “leds” frequency rank
- #47,431
- “logs” frequency rank
- 80313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leds | logs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de led. | Pluriel de log. |
Where the eye mixes leds and logs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. leds and logs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between leds and logs
A purely visual mix-up. leds (\lɛd\) and logs (\lɔɡ\) 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 80313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leds is recorded at frequency rank #32,882, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛd\. logs is at rank #47,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔɡ\.
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 80313, this pair ranks #21,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leds vs logs
Shared letters: ls. Private to "leds": de. Private to "logs": go.
"leds" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "logs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leds" for "logs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leds" vs "logs" - which ranks higher?
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 "leds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "logs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leds" and "logs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "logs 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 #21,268 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.