Which to use
“locus” and “Los” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,439
- “locus” frequency rank
- #3,148
- “Los” frequency rank
- 45587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locus | Los |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emplacement d’un gène sur un chromosome. | Destin. |
Letter map: locus vs Los
Shared letters muted; letters that set locus and Los apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on locus vs Los
locus and Los are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45587, 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\. Los is at rank #3,148, tagged as anoun.
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 45587, this pair ranks #201,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of locus vs Los
Shared letters: los. Private to "locus": cu. Private to "Los": -.
"locus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Los" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- locus ← llocus · loccus · locsu · locuss · loucs · olcus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "locus" for "Los" ever safe?
Frequency check: "locus" vs "Los" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "locus" vs "Los" 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 "Los" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locus" and "Los" 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 #201,573 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.