Which to use
“levy” is a verb and “loy” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,894
- “levy” frequency rank
- #44,027
- “loy” frequency rank
- 63921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levy | loy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prélever, imposer. | Ancienne variante orthographique de loi. |
Letter map: levy vs loy
Shared letters muted; letters that set levy and loy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. levy runs 4 letters (CVCV) against loy's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for levy / loy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: levy is averb and loyanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levy is recorded at frequency rank #19,894, classified as averb. loy is at rank #44,027, 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 63921, this pair ranks #79,523 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of levy vs loy
Shared letters: ly. Private to "levy": ev. Private to "loy": o.
"levy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- levy ← elvy · levvy · levyy · leyv · llevy · lvey
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "levy" for "loy" ever safe?
Which is more common, "levy" or "loy"?
After this comparison
Pair "levy" vs "loy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "levy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,523 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levy" and "loy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs loy". 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 #79,523 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.