Which to use
“loca” and “logs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,530
- “loca” frequency rank
- #47,431
- “logs” frequency rank
- 90961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loca | logs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Folle, femme atteinte de folie. | Pluriel de log. |
Where the eye mixes loca and logs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. loca (CVCV) and logs (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: loca vs logs
A purely visual mix-up. loca (\ˈlo.ka\) and logs (\lɔɡ\) 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 90961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loca is recorded at frequency rank #43,530, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈlo.ka\. 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 90961, this pair ranks #4,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loca vs logs
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loca": ac. Private to "logs": gs.
"loca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "logs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loca" and "logs" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "loca" or "logs" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "loca" 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 #4,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loca" 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 #4,289 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.