Which to use
“logs” and “lot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,431
- “logs” frequency rank
- #3,017
- “lot” frequency rank
- 50448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | logs | lot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de log. | Portion d’un tout que l’on partage entre plusieurs personnes. Il se dit principalement en matière de succession. |
Where the eye mixes logs and lot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. logs (\lɔɡ\) and lot (\lo\) 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 50448, 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\. lot is at rank #3,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lo\.
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 50448, this pair ranks #162,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of logs vs lot
Shared letters: lo. Private to "logs": gs. Private to "lot": t.
"logs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- logs ← lgos · llogs · loggs · logss · losg · olgs