logervslongerTell them apart

Which to use

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

#9,190
“loger” frequency rank
#34,166
“longer” frequency rank
43356
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature loger longer
Definition Séjourner ; avoir sa demeure habituelle ou temporaire dans un logis. Passer le long de.

Where the eye mixes loger and longer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
loger
6 ch
longer

Why the eye confuses loger with longer

A purely visual mix-up. loger (\lɔ.ʒe\) and longer (\lɔ̃.ʒe\) 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 43356, 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\. longer is at rank #34,166, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɔ̃.ʒe\.

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 43356, this pair ranks #218,678 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of loger vs longer

Shared letters: eglor. Private to "loger": -. Private to "longer": n.

"loger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "longer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logerlgoer · lloger · loegr · logerr · logger · logre · olger
  • longerllonger · lnoger · logner · lonegr · longerr · longger · longre · lonnger

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "loger" and "longer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\lɔ.ʒe\ versus \lɔ̃.ʒe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "loger" or "longer"?
"loger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,190 in our French list, against #34,166 for "longer". 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 "loger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "longer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #218,678 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "loger" and "longer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "longer 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 #218,678 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