logiquevsludiqueTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,666
“logique” frequency rank
#14,969
“ludique” frequency rank
16635
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logique ludique
Definition Qui est conforme aux règles de la raison, rationnel. Qui permet de s’amuser.

Where the eye mixes logique and ludique

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. logique and ludique follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
logique
7 ch
ludique

Visual trap between logique and ludique

A purely visual mix-up. logique (\lɔ.ʒik\) and ludique (\ly.dik\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

logique is recorded at frequency rank #1,666, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɔ.ʒik\. ludique is at rank #14,969, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ly.dik\.

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 16635, this pair ranks #386,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of logique vs ludique

Shared letters: eilqu. Private to "logique": go. Private to "ludique": d.

"logique" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "ludique" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logique ← lgoique · llogique · loggique · logiqeu · logiqque · logiuqe · logqiue · loigque
  • ludique ← lduique · lludique · luddique · ludiqeu · ludiqque · ludiuqe · ludqiue · luidque

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "logique" for "ludique" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\lɔ.ʒik\ versus \ly.dik\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "logique" or "ludique"?
"logique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,666 in our French list, against #14,969 for "ludique". 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 "logique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ludique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #386,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logique" and "ludique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "logique vs loque". 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 #386,933 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