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

#12,412
“loges” frequency rank
#1,296
“lois” frequency rank
13708
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature loges lois
Definition Pluriel de loge. Pluriel de loi.

Where the eye mixes loges and lois

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

5 ch
loges
4 ch
lois

Look-alike desk: loges vs lois

A purely visual mix-up. loges (\lɔʒ\) and lois (\lwa\) 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 13708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

loges is recorded at frequency rank #12,412, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔʒ\. lois is at rank #1,296, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lwa\.

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 13708, this pair ranks #399,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of loges vs lois

Shared letters: los. Private to "loges": eg. Private to "lois": i.

"loges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "lois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logeslgoes · lloges · loegs · logess · logges · logse · olges
  • loislios · llois · loiss · losi · olis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "loges" for "lois" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\lɔʒ\ versus \lwa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "loges" or "lois"?
"lois" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,296 in our French list, against #12,412 for "loges". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "loges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #399,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "loges" and "lois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loges vs login". 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 #399,864 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