Which to use
“look” and “loy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,474
- “look” frequency rank
- #44,027
- “loy” frequency rank
- 49501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | look | loy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aspect, apparence, style, allure. | Ancienne variante orthographique de loi. |
Where the eye mixes look and loy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses look with loy
A purely visual mix-up. look (\luk\) and loy (\lwa\) 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 49501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
look is recorded at frequency rank #5,474, classified as anoun, pronounced \luk\. loy is at rank #44,027, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lwa\.
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 49501, this pair ranks #170,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of look vs loy
Shared letters: lo. Private to "look": k. Private to "loy": y.
"look" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "loy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- look ← llook · lok · loko · lookk · olok
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "look" and "loy" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "look" or "loy"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "look" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "look" and "loy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs loy". 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 #170,105 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.