logevsloqueConfusable pair

Which to use

“loge” and “loque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,120
“loge” frequency rank
#46,272
“loque” frequency rank
54392
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature loge loque
Definition Petite cabane, cabanon, hutte. Étoffe réduite en lambeaux par suite de l’usure.

Where the eye mixes loge and loque

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
loge
5 ch
loque

Visual trap between loge and loque

A purely visual mix-up. loge (\lɔʒ\) and loque (\lɔk\) 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 54392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

loge is recorded at frequency rank #8,120, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔʒ\. loque is at rank #46,272, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔk\.

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 54392, this pair ranks #134,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of loge vs loque

Shared letters: elo. Private to "loge": g. Private to "loque": qu.

"loge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "loque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logelgoe · lloge · loeg · logge · olge
  • loquelloque · loqeu · loqque · louqe · lqoue · olque

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "loge" for "loque" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\lɔʒ\ versus \lɔk\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "loge" vs "loque" - which ranks higher?
"loge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,120 in our French list, against #46,272 for "loque". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "loge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "loque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #134,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "loge" and "loque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Laroque vs loque". 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 #134,339 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list