locvslogsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#27,508
“loc” frequency rank
#47,431
“logs” frequency rank
74939
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature loc logs
Definition Loquet, serrure. Pluriel de log.

Letter map: loc vs logs

Shared letters muted; letters that set loc and logs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
loc
4 ch
logs

Spelling & dictionary notes on loc vs logs

loc and logs 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

loc is recorded at frequency rank #27,508, classified as anoun. logs is at rank #47,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔɡ\.

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 74939, this pair ranks #35,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of loc vs logs

Shared letters: lo. Private to "loc": c. Private to "logs": gs.

"loc" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "logs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logslgos · llogs · loggs · logss · losg · olgs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "loc" and "logs" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "loc" or "logs"?
"loc" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,508 in our French list, against #47,431 for "logs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loc" and "logs".

  • Full dictionary entry for "loc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "logs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "loc" and "logs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "logs vs longo". 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 #35,568 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