Which to use
“loi” and “loos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #300
- “loi” frequency rank
- #46,271
- “loos” frequency rank
- 46571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loi | loos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Règle, obligations écrites, prescrites ou tacites, auxquelles les personnes se doivent de se conformer. | Pluriel de loo. |
Where the eye mixes loi and loos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses loi with loos
A purely visual mix-up. loi (\lwa\) and loos (\luz\) 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 46571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loi is recorded at frequency rank #300, classified as anoun, pronounced \lwa\. loos is at rank #46,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced \luz\.
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 46571, this pair ranks #193,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loi vs loos
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loi": i. Private to "loos": s.
"loi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loos ← lloos · looss · loso · olos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loi" and "loos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loi" vs "loos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "loi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loi" and "loos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs loos". 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 #193,859 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.