Which to use
“loki” is a verb and “lui” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,600
- “loki” frequency rank
- #68
- “lui” frequency rank
- 34668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loki | lui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Placer, poser, situer. | Pronom clitique de la troisième personne du singulier épicène du complément d’objet indirect. |
Where the eye mixes loki and lui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between loki and lui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: loki is \ˈlo.ki\ while lui is \lɥi\. 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 (verb vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loki is recorded at frequency rank #34,600, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈlo.ki\. lui is at rank #68, tagged as apron, pronounced \lɥi\.
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 34668, this pair ranks #282,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loki vs lui
Shared letters: il. Private to "loki": ko. Private to "lui": u.
"loki" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- loki ← lkoi · lloki · loik · lokki · olki
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loki" and "lui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loki" vs "lui" - 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 "loki" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loki" and "lui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs loki". 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 #282,231 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.