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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "logo" and "lois" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "logo" or "lois"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.