Which to use
“logic” and “lois” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,132
- “logic” frequency rank
- #1,296
- “lois” frequency rank
- 36428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | logic | lois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Logique. | Pluriel de loi. |
Where the eye mixes logic and lois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: logic vs lois
A purely visual mix-up. logic (\ˈlɒdʒɪk\) 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 36428, 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\. 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 36428, this pair ranks #269,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of logic vs lois
Shared letters: ilo. Private to "logic": cg. Private to "lois": s.
"logic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "logic" and "lois" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "logic" or "lois"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "logic" and "lois" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "logic" 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 #269,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "logic" and "lois" 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 #269,697 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.