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Which to use

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

#47,431
“logs” frequency rank
#49,771
“longo” frequency rank
97202
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logs longo
Definition Pluriel de log. Bras.

Where the eye mixes logs and longo

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

4 ch
logs
5 ch
longo

Look-alike desk: logs vs longo

A purely visual mix-up. logs (\lɔɡ\) and longo (\loŋo\) 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 97202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

logs is recorded at frequency rank #47,431, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔɡ\. longo is at rank #49,771, tagged as anoun, pronounced \loŋo\.

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 97202, this pair ranks #407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of logs vs longo

Shared letters: glo. Private to "logs": s. Private to "longo": n.

"logs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "longo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logslgos · llogs · loggs · logss · losg · olgs
  • longollongo · lnogo · logno · longgo · lonngo · lonog · olngo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "logs" and "longo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\lɔɡ\ versus \loŋo\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "logs" vs "longo" - which ranks higher?
"logs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #47,431 in our French list, against #49,771 for "longo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "logs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "longo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logs" and "longo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo 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 #407 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