Which to use
“locus” is a noun and “loins” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,439
- “locus” frequency rank
- #42,440
- “loins” frequency rank
- 84879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locus | loins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emplacement d’un gène sur un chromosome. | Variante de loing (« loin »). |
Letter map: locus vs loins
Shared letters muted; letters that set locus and loins apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. locus (CVCVC) and loins (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: locus vs loins
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: locus is anoun and loinsanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
locus is recorded at frequency rank #42,439, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔ.kys\. loins is at rank #42,440, tagged as anadv.
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 84879, this pair ranks #12,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of locus vs loins
Shared letters: los. Private to "locus": cu. Private to "loins": in.
"locus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "loins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "locus" and "loins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "locus" vs "loins" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "locus" vs "loins" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "locus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locus" and "loins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loins vs loving". 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 #12,247 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.