Which to use
“loger” is a verb and “lone” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,190
- “loger” frequency rank
- #41,871
- “lone” frequency rank
- 51061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loger | lone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Séjourner ; avoir sa demeure habituelle ou temporaire dans un logis. | Seul ; sans compagnons. |
Where the eye mixes loger and lone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. loger runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lone's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: loger vs lone
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: loger is \lɔ.ʒe\ while lone is \ləʊn\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loger is recorded at frequency rank #9,190, classified as averb, pronounced \lɔ.ʒe\. lone is at rank #41,871, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ləʊn\.
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 51061, this pair ranks #157,894 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loger vs lone
Shared letters: elo. Private to "loger": gr. Private to "lone": n.
"loger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "loger" for "lone" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "loger" or "lone" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "loger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,894 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loger" and "lone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lone 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 #157,894 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.