Which to use
“logs” and “loris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,431
- “logs” frequency rank
- #41,874
- “loris” frequency rank
- 89305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | logs | loris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de log. | Genre de la sous-famille des Lorinae comprenant des primates prosimiens de l’Inde. |
Where the eye mixes logs and loris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. logs runs 4 letters (CVCC) against loris's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses logs with loris
A purely visual mix-up. logs (\lɔɡ\) and loris (\lɔ.ʁis\) 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 89305, 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\. loris is at rank #41,874, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔ.ʁis\.
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 89305, this pair ranks #5,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of logs vs loris
Shared letters: los. Private to "logs": g. Private to "loris": ir.
"logs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "loris" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "logs" for "loris" ever safe?
Frequency check: "logs" vs "loris" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "logs" and "loris" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "logs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "logs" and "loris" 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 #5,934 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.