Which to use
“locus” is a noun and “Lons” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,439
- “locus” frequency rank
- #36,034
- “Lons” frequency rank
- 78473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locus | Lons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emplacement d’un gène sur un chromosome. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: locus vs Lons
Shared letters muted; letters that set locus and Lons apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: locus vs Lons
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: locus is anoun and Lonsaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78473, 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\. Lons is at rank #36,034, tagged as aname.
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 78473, this pair ranks #25,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of locus vs Lons
Shared letters: los. Private to "locus": cu. Private to "Lons": n.
"locus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Lons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "locus" for "Lons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "locus" or "Lons" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "locus" vs "Lons" 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 "Lons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locus" and "Lons" 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 #25,638 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.