logéesvslogentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,550
“logées” frequency rank
#38,400
“logent” frequency rank
82950
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logées logent
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de loger. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de loger.

Where the eye mixes logées and logent

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. logées (CVCVVC) and logent (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
logées
6 ch
logent

Why the eye confuses logées with logent

A purely visual mix-up. logées (\lɔ.ʒe\) and logent (\lɔʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

logées is recorded at frequency rank #44,550, classified as averb, pronounced \lɔ.ʒe\. logent is at rank #38,400, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɔʒ\.

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 82950, this pair ranks #15,700 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of logées vs logent

Shared letters: eglo. Private to "logées": sé. Private to "logent": nt.

"logées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "logent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logent ← lgoent · llogent · loegnt · logennt · logentt · logetn · loggent · lognet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "logées" for "logent" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\lɔ.ʒe\ versus \lɔʒ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "logées" or "logent"?
"logent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,400 in our French list, against #44,550 for "logées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "logées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "logent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,700 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logées" and "logent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "logées 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 #15,700 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