logisvsloosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,609
“logis” frequency rank
#46,271
“loos” frequency rank
57880
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logis loos
Definition Endroit où l’on demeure. Pluriel de loo.

Where the eye mixes logis and loos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. logis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against loos's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
logis
4 ch
loos

Look-alike desk: logis vs loos

A purely visual mix-up. logis (\lɔ.ʒi\) and loos (\luz\) 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 57880, 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\. loos is at rank #46,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced \luz\.

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 57880, this pair ranks #112,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of logis vs loos

Shared letters: los. Private to "logis": gi. Private to "loos": -.

"logis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logis ← lgois · llogis · loggis · logiss · logsi · loigs · olgis
  • loos ← lloos · looss · loso · olos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "logis" and "loos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\lɔ.ʒi\ versus \luz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "logis" or "loos"?
"logis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,609 in our French list, against #46,271 for "loos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "logis" and "loos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "logis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "loos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #112,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logis" and "loos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs loos". 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 #112,381 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