logisvsloinsConfusable pair

Quick tell: logis is a noun, loins is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“logis” is a noun and “loins” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,609
“logis” frequency rank
#42,440
“loins” frequency rank
54049
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logis loins
Definition Endroit où l’on demeure. Variante de loing (« loin »).

Letter map: logis vs loins

Shared letters muted; letters that set logis and loins apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. logis (CVCVC) and loins (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
logis
5 ch
loins

Role in the sentence - logis and loins

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: logis is anoun and loinsanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

logis is recorded at frequency rank #11,609, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔ.ʒi\. loins is at rank #42,440, tagged as anadv.

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 54049, this pair ranks #136,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of logis vs loins

Shared letters: ilos. Private to "logis": g. Private to "loins": n.

"logis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "loins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logis ← lgois · llogis · loggis · logiss · logsi · loigs · olgis
  • loins ← lloins · loinns · loinss · loisn · lonis · olins

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "logis" and "loins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "logis" is a noun and "loins" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "logis" or "loins" show up more?
"logis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,609 in our French list, against #42,440 for "loins". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "logis" vs "loins" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "logis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "loins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #136,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logis" and "loins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loins vs loving". 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 #136,670 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