Which to use
“loi” is a noun and “LR” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #300
- “loi” frequency rank
- #6,844
- “LR” frequency rank
- 7144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loi | LR |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Règle, obligations écrites, prescrites ou tacites, auxquelles les personnes se doivent de se conformer. | Les Républicains; parti politique français de droite. |
Where the eye mixes loi and LR
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: loi vs LR
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: loi is \lwa\ while LR is \ɛl.ɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loi is recorded at frequency rank #300, classified as anoun, pronounced \lwa\. LR is at rank #6,844, tagged as aname, pronounced \ɛl.ɛʁ\.
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 7144, this pair ranks #424,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of loi vs LR
Shared letters: l. Private to "loi": io. Private to "LR": r.
"loi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "LR" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loi" and "LR" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loi" vs "LR" - 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 "LR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loi" and "LR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs LR". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #424,084 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.