Which to use
“léguer” and “loger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,473
- “léguer” frequency rank
- #9,190
- “loger” frequency rank
- 41663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | léguer | loger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner par testament ou par autre acte de dernière volonté. | Séjourner ; avoir sa demeure habituelle ou temporaire dans un logis. |
Where the eye mixes léguer and loger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. léguer runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against loger's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between léguer and loger
A purely visual mix-up. léguer (\le.ɡe\) and loger (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
léguer is recorded at frequency rank #32,473, classified as averb, pronounced \le.ɡe\. loger is at rank #9,190, tagged as averb, 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 41663, this pair ranks #231,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of léguer vs loger
Shared letters: eglr. Private to "léguer": ué. Private to "loger": o.
"léguer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "loger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loger ← lgoer · lloger · loegr · logerr · logger · logre · olger
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "léguer" for "loger" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "léguer" or "loger" show up more?
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 "léguer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "léguer" and "loger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "léguer vs letter". 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 #231,413 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.