ligamentsvslogementsTell them apart

Which to use

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

#22,922
“ligaments” frequency rank
#3,083
“logements” frequency rank
26005
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ligaments logements
Definition Pluriel de ligament. Pluriel de logement.

Where the eye mixes ligaments and logements

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
ligaments
9 ch
logements

Look-alike desk: ligaments vs logements

A purely visual mix-up. ligaments (\li.ɡa.mɑ̃\) and logements (\lɔʒ.mɑ̃\) 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 26005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ligaments is recorded at frequency rank #22,922, classified as anoun, pronounced \li.ɡa.mɑ̃\. logements is at rank #3,083, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔʒ.mɑ̃\.

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 26005, this pair ranks #337,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ligaments vs logements

Shared letters: eglmnst. Private to "ligaments": ai. Private to "logements": o.

"ligaments" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC  ·  "logements" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ligamentsilgaments · lgiaments · liagments · ligaemnts · ligamennts · ligamenst · ligamentss · ligamentts
  • logementslgoements · llogements · loegments · logeemnts · logemennts · logemenst · logementss · logementts

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ligaments" for "logements" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\li.ɡa.mɑ̃\ versus \lɔʒ.mɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ligaments" vs "logements" - which ranks higher?
"logements" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,083 in our French list, against #22,922 for "ligaments". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ligaments" and "logements" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ligaments" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "logements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #337,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ligaments" and "logements" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ligament vs ligaments". 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 #337,646 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