logsvslookWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#47,431
“logs” frequency rank
#5,474
“look” frequency rank
52905
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logs look
Definition Pluriel de log. Aspect, apparence, style, allure.

Where the eye mixes logs and look

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
logs
4 ch
look

Visual trap between logs and look

A purely visual mix-up. logs (\lɔɡ\) and look (\luk\) 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 52905, 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\. look is at rank #5,474, tagged as anoun, pronounced \luk\.

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 52905, this pair ranks #144,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of logs vs look

Shared letters: lo. Private to "logs": gs. Private to "look": k.

"logs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "look" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logslgos · llogs · loggs · logss · losg · olgs
  • lookllook · lok · loko · lookk · olok

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "logs" for "look" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\lɔɡ\ versus \luk\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "logs" vs "look" - which ranks higher?
"look" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,474 in our French list, against #47,431 for "logs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "look" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #144,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logs" and "look" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "logs 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 #144,437 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