logovsloosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,688
“logo” frequency rank
#46,271
“loos” frequency rank
50959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes logo and loos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
logo
4 ch
loos

Visual trap between logo and loos

A purely visual mix-up. logo (\lo.ɡo\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50959, 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\. 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 50959, this pair ranks #158,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of logo vs loos

Shared letters: lo. Private to "logo": g. Private to "loos": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logolgoo · llogo · loggo · loog · olgo
  • looslloos · looss · loso · olos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "logo" for "loos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\lo.ɡo\ versus \luz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "logo" or "loos"?
"logo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,688 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "logo" 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 #158,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logo" 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 #158,642 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