Which to use
“logic” and “loi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,132
- “logic” frequency rank
- #300
- “loi” frequency rank
- 35432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | logic | loi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Logique. | Règle, obligations écrites, prescrites ou tacites, auxquelles les personnes se doivent de se conformer. |
Where the eye mixes logic and loi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: logic vs loi
A purely visual mix-up. logic (\ˈlɒdʒɪk\) and loi (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
logic is recorded at frequency rank #35,132, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈlɒdʒɪk\. loi is at rank #300, 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 35432, this pair ranks #276,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of logic vs loi
Shared letters: ilo. Private to "logic": cg. Private to "loi": -.
"logic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "loi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- logic ← lgoic · llogic · logci · loggic · logicc · loigc · olgic
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "logic" and "loi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "logic" or "loi"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "logic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "logic" and "loi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "logic 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 #276,808 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.