likesvslogesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#25,719
“likes” frequency rank
#12,412
“loges” frequency rank
38131
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature likes loges
Definition Pluriel de like. Pluriel de loge.

Where the eye mixes likes and loges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
likes
5 ch
loges

Look-alike desk: likes vs loges

A purely visual mix-up. likes (\lajk\) and loges (\lɔʒ\) 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 38131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

likes is recorded at frequency rank #25,719, classified as anoun, pronounced \lajk\. loges is at rank #12,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔʒ\.

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 38131, this pair ranks #257,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of likes vs loges

Shared letters: els. Private to "likes": ik. Private to "loges": go.

"likes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "loges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • likesilkes · lieks · likess · likkes · likse · lkies · llikes
  • logeslgoes · lloges · loegs · logess · logges · logse · olges

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "likes" and "loges" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\lajk\ versus \lɔʒ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "likes" vs "loges" - which ranks higher?
"loges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,412 in our French list, against #25,719 for "likes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "likes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "loges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #257,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "likes" and "loges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liker vs likes". 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 #257,433 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