Which to use
“lois” and “looks” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,296
- “lois” frequency rank
- #25,386
- “looks” frequency rank
- 26682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lois | looks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de loi. | Pluriel de look. |
Where the eye mixes lois and looks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lois vs looks
A purely visual mix-up. lois (\lwa\) and looks (\luk\) 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 26682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lois is recorded at frequency rank #1,296, classified as anoun, pronounced \lwa\. looks is at rank #25,386, tagged as anoun, pronounced \luk\.
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 26682, this pair ranks #333,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lois vs looks
Shared letters: los. Private to "lois": i. Private to "looks": k.
"lois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "looks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lois" for "looks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lois" vs "looks" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lois" and "looks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "looks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lois" and "looks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loo vs looks". 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 #333,474 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.