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Which to use

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

#4,688
“logo” frequency rank
#1,296
“lois” frequency rank
5984
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logo lois
Definition Logotype, symbole ou emblème qui représente une marque, une organisation, une entreprise commerciale ou tout autre entité. Pluriel de loi.

Where the eye mixes logo and lois

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. logo (CVCV) and lois (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
logo
4 ch
lois

Look-alike desk: logo vs lois

A purely visual mix-up. logo (\lo.ɡo\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

logo is recorded at frequency rank #4,688, classified as anoun, pronounced \lo.ɡo\. 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 5984, this pair ranks #427,496 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of logo vs lois

Shared letters: lo. Private to "logo": g. Private to "lois": is.

"logo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "lois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logolgoo · llogo · loggo · loog · olgo
  • loislios · llois · loiss · losi · olis

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "logo" and "lois" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\lo.ɡo\ versus \lwa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "logo" or "lois"?
"lois" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,296 in our French list, against #4,688 for "logo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "logo" 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 #427,496 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logo" and "lois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "logo vs longo". 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 #427,496 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