Which to use
“loris” and “loti” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,874
- “loris” frequency rank
- #34,167
- “loti” frequency rank
- 76041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loris | loti |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genre de la sous-famille des Lorinae comprenant des primates prosimiens de l’Inde. | Devise officielle du Lesotho. |
Where the eye mixes loris and loti
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between loris and loti
A purely visual mix-up. loris (\lɔ.ʁis\) and loti (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loris is recorded at frequency rank #41,874, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔ.ʁis\. loti is at rank #34,167, tagged as anoun, 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 76041, this pair ranks #32,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loris vs loti
Shared letters: ilo. Private to "loris": rs. Private to "loti": t.
"loris" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "loti" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "loris" for "loti" ever safe?
Frequency check: "loris" vs "loti" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "loris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loris" and "loti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "login vs loris". 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 #32,278 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.