Which to use
“longs” and “lotis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,271
- “longs” frequency rank
- #45,715
- “lotis” frequency rank
- 48986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | longs | lotis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de long. | Masculin pluriel de loti. |
Where the eye mixes longs and lotis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: longs vs lotis
A purely visual mix-up. longs (\lɔ̃\) and lotis (\lɔ.ti\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
longs is recorded at frequency rank #3,271, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɔ̃\. lotis is at rank #45,715, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɔ.ti\.
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 48986, this pair ranks #174,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of longs vs lotis
Shared letters: los. Private to "longs": gn. Private to "lotis": it.
"longs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "lotis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "longs" and "lotis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "longs" vs "lotis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "longs" and "lotis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "longs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lotis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "longs" and "lotis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "login vs lotis". 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 #174,429 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.