lexvslooWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#19,582
“lex” frequency rank
#47,432
“loo” frequency rank
67014
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lex loo
Definition Loi écrite. Cabinets, toilettes, waters, petit coin (pièce destinée à faire ses besoins).

Letter map: lex vs loo

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

3 ch
lex
3 ch
loo

Corpus notes: lex and loo

lex and loo 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 67014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lex is recorded at frequency rank #19,582, classified as anoun. loo is at rank #47,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lu\.

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 67014, this pair ranks #65,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lex vs loo

Shared letters: l. Private to "lex": ex. Private to "loo": o.

"lex" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "loo" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lex" and "loo" 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.
Which is more common, "lex" or "loo"?
"lex" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,582 in our French list, against #47,432 for "loo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "lex" and "loo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lex" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "loo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lex" and "loo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "longo vs loo". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #65,286 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