logicvsloisTell them apart

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.

5 ch
logic
4 ch
lois

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

  • logiclgoic · llogic · logci · loggic · logicc · loigc · olgic
  • loislios · llois · loiss · losi · olis

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "logic" and "lois" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ˈlɒdʒɪk\ versus \lwa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "logic" or "lois"?
"lois" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,296 in our French list, against #35,132 for "logic". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list