Which to use
“loft” and “loy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,609
- “loft” frequency rank
- #44,027
- “loy” frequency rank
- 66636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loft | loy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Logement constitué d'espaces ouverts le plus souvent situé dans un ancien atelier, entrepôt ou usine. | Ancienne variante orthographique de loi. |
Where the eye mixes loft and loy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between loft and loy
A purely visual mix-up. loft (\lɔft\) and loy (\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 66636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loft is recorded at frequency rank #22,609, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔft\. loy is at rank #44,027, 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 66636, this pair ranks #66,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loft vs loy
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loft": ft. Private to "loy": y.
"loft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "loy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- loft ← lloft · lofft · loftt · lotf · olft
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loft" and "loy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "loft" or "loy"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "loft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loft" and "loy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs loy". 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 #66,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.