Which to use
“locaux” and “loyaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,665
- “locaux” frequency rank
- #22,926
- “loyaux” frequency rank
- 24591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locaux | loyaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de local. | Masculin pluriel de loyal. |
Where the eye mixes locaux and loyaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. locaux (CVCVVC) and loyaux (CVVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: locaux vs loyaux
A purely visual mix-up. locaux (\lɔ.ko\) and loyaux (\lwa.jo\) 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 a single letter - c in “locaux” becomes y in “loyaux”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
locaux is recorded at frequency rank #1,665, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɔ.ko\. loyaux is at rank #22,926, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lwa.jo\.
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 24591, this pair ranks #345,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of locaux vs loyaux
Shared letters: aloux. Private to "locaux": c. Private to "loyaux": y.
"locaux" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "loyaux" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "locaux" and "loyaux" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "locaux" or "loyaux"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "locaux" and "loyaux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "locaux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loyaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locaux" and "loyaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loyale vs loyaux". 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 #345,735 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.