Which to use
“lodge” and “longue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,428
- “lodge” frequency rank
- #880
- “longue” frequency rank
- 27308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lodge | longue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Résidence pour touristes située dans des espaces naturels. | Syllabe, voyelle dont la prononciation doit avoir plus de durée que celle d’une syllabe, d’une voyelle brève. |
Where the eye mixes lodge and longue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lodge with longue
A purely visual mix-up. lodge (\lɔdʒ\) and longue (\lɔ̃ɡ\) 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 27308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lodge is recorded at frequency rank #26,428, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔdʒ\. longue is at rank #880, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔ̃ɡ\.
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 27308, this pair ranks #329,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lodge vs longue
Shared letters: eglo. Private to "lodge": d. Private to "longue": nu.
"lodge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "longue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lodge" for "longue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lodge" vs "longue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lodge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "longue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lodge" and "longue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lodge vs longo". 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 #329,806 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.