Which to use
“loi” and “loo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #300
- “loi” frequency rank
- #47,432
- “loo” frequency rank
- 47732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loi | loo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Règle, obligations écrites, prescrites ou tacites, auxquelles les personnes se doivent de se conformer. | Cabinets, toilettes, waters, petit coin (pièce destinée à faire ses besoins). |
Where the eye mixes loi and loo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: loi vs loo
A purely visual mix-up. loi (\lwa\) and loo (\lu\) 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 a single letter - i in “loi” becomes o in “loo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loi is recorded at frequency rank #300, classified as anoun, pronounced \lwa\. loo is at rank #47,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lu\.
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 47732, this pair ranks #184,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loi vs loo
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loi": i. Private to "loo": -.
"loi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "loo" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "loi" for "loo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "loi" or "loo"?
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 "loi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loi" and "loo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "longo vs loo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #184,575 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.