Which to use
“loque” and “lou” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,272
- “loque” frequency rank
- #7,204
- “lou” frequency rank
- 53476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loque | lou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étoffe réduite en lambeaux par suite de l’usure. | Loup. |
Where the eye mixes loque and lou
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. loque (\lɔk\) and lou (\lu\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loque is recorded at frequency rank #46,272, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔk\. lou is at rank #7,204, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lu\.
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 53476, this pair ranks #140,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loque vs lou
Shared letters: lou. Private to "loque": eq. Private to "lou": -.
"loque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lou" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- loque ← lloque · loqeu · loqque · louqe · lqoue · olque