Which to use
“locus” and “lois” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,439
- “locus” frequency rank
- #1,296
- “lois” frequency rank
- 43735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locus | lois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emplacement d’un gène sur un chromosome. | Pluriel de loi. |
Where the eye mixes locus and lois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: locus vs lois
A purely visual mix-up. locus (\lɔ.kys\) and lois (\lwa\) 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 43735, 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\. lois is at rank #1,296, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lwa\.
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 43735, this pair ranks #215,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of locus vs lois
Shared letters: los. Private to "locus": cu. Private to "lois": i.
"locus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "locus" and "lois" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "locus" vs "lois" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "locus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locus" and "lois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "locus vs logs". 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 #215,826 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.