logesvsloreConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#12,412
“loges” frequency rank
#41,873
“lore” frequency rank
54285
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature loges lore
Definition Pluriel de loge. Partie entre l’œil et la base du bec chez les oiseaux.

Where the eye mixes loges and lore

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

5 ch
loges
4 ch
lore

Why the eye confuses loges with lore

A purely visual mix-up. loges (\lɔʒ\) and lore (\lɔʁ\) 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 54285, 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\. lore is at rank #41,873, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔʁ\.

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 54285, this pair ranks #135,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of loges vs lore

Shared letters: elo. Private to "loges": gs. Private to "lore": r.

"loges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "lore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logeslgoes · lloges · loegs · logess · logges · logse · olges
  • lorellore · loer · lorre · lroe · olre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "loges" and "lore" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\lɔʒ\ versus \lɔʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "loges" vs "lore" - which ranks higher?
"loges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,412 in our French list, against #41,873 for "lore". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "loges" and "lore" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "loges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #135,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "loges" and "lore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs lore". 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 #135,055 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