Which to use
“locus” and “lots” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,439
- “locus” frequency rank
- #9,192
- “lots” frequency rank
- 51631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locus | lots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emplacement d’un gène sur un chromosome. | Pluriel de lot. |
Where the eye mixes locus and lots
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses locus with lots
A purely visual mix-up. locus (\lɔ.kys\) and lots (\lo\) 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 51631, 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\. lots is at rank #9,192, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lo\.
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 51631, this pair ranks #153,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of locus vs lots
Shared letters: los. Private to "locus": cu. Private to "lots": t.
"locus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lots" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "locus" and "lots" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "locus" or "lots"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "locus" and "lots" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "locus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locus" and "lots" 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 #153,581 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.