Which to use
“Lob” and “loir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,529
- “Lob” frequency rank
- #14,502
- “loir” frequency rank
- 58031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lob | loir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Éloge, compliment, félicitations, louange. | Petit mammifère de la famille des gliridés ou myoxidés, sous-ordre des myomorphes, ordre des rongeurs vrais ; il en existe plusieurs espèces en Europe, en Asie et en Afrique. |
Where the eye mixes Lob and loir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Lob with loir
A purely visual mix-up. Lob (\loːp\) and loir (\lwaʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lob is recorded at frequency rank #43,529, classified as anoun, pronounced \loːp\. loir is at rank #14,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lwaʁ\.
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 58031, this pair ranks #111,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lob vs loir
Shared letters: lo. Private to "Lob": b. Private to "loir": ir.
"Lob" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "loir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loir ← lior · lloir · loirr · olir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lob" for "loir" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Lob" or "loir" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Lob" and "loir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lob" and "loir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lob vs lobo". 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 #111,476 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.