lexvsLobTell them apart

Which to use

“lex” and “Lob” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,582
“lex” frequency rank
#43,529
“Lob” frequency rank
63111
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lex Lob
Definition Loi écrite. Éloge, compliment, félicitations, louange.

Letter map: lex vs Lob

Shared letters muted; letters that set lex and Lob apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
lex
3 ch
Lob

Pair insight - lex / Lob

lex and Lob are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lex is recorded at frequency rank #19,582, classified as anoun. Lob is at rank #43,529, tagged as anoun, pronounced \loːp\.

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 63111, this pair ranks #83,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lex vs Lob

Shared letters: l. Private to "lex": ex. Private to "Lob": bo.

"lex" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Lob" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lex" and "Lob" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "lex" vs "Lob" - which ranks higher?
"lex" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,582 in our French list, against #43,529 for "Lob". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "lex" vs "Lob" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lex" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lob" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #83,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lex" and "Lob" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lob vs lobo". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #83,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list