logéesvslouéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: logées is a verb, louée is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“logées” is a verb and “louée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,550
“logées” frequency rank
#25,724
“louée” frequency rank
70274
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logées louée
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de loger. Pratique traditionnelle au cours de laquelle les domestiques proposaient leurs services. Cet usage avait lieu à la Saint-Jean (24 juin) pour les travaux des champs et à la Saint-Martin (11 novembre) pour les travaux d'hiver et de printemps.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set logées and louée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
logées
5 ch
louée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: logées is \lɔ.ʒe\ while louée is \lu.e\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70274, 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\. louée is at rank #25,724, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lu.e\.

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 70274, this pair ranks #51,975 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of logées vs louée

Shared letters: eloé. Private to "logées": gs. Private to "louée": u.

"logées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "louée" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV

Frequency comparison

logées#44,550
louée#25,724

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "logées" and "louée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "logées" is a verb and "louée" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "logées" or "louée"?
"louée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,724 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.

Remembering logées vs louée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “logées”; for a noun, it's “louée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “logées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list