logsvslordConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#47,431
“logs” frequency rank
#5,151
“lord” frequency rank
52582
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logs lord
Definition Pluriel de log. Titre honorifique usité en Angleterre, seigneur, sieur.

Where the eye mixes logs and lord

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

4 ch
logs
4 ch
lord

Look-alike desk: logs vs lord

A purely visual mix-up. logs (\lɔɡ\) and lord (\lɔʁ\) 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 52582, 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\. lord is at rank #5,151, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔʁ\.

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 52582, this pair ranks #146,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of logs vs lord

Shared letters: lo. Private to "logs": gs. Private to "lord": dr.

"logs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "lord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logslgos · llogs · loggs · logss · losg · olgs
  • lordllord · lodr · lordd · lorrd · lrod · olrd

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "logs" and "lord" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\lɔɡ\ versus \lɔʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "logs" vs "lord" - which ranks higher?
"lord" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,151 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "logs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logs" and "lord" 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 #146,704 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