Which to use
“loti” and “loy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,167
- “loti” frequency rank
- #44,027
- “loy” frequency rank
- 78194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loti | loy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Devise officielle du Lesotho. | Ancienne variante orthographique de loi. |
Where the eye mixes loti and loy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. loti runs 4 letters (CVCV) against loy's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between loti and loy
A purely visual mix-up. loti (\lɔ.ti\) 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 78194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loti is recorded at frequency rank #34,167, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔ.ti\. 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 78194, this pair ranks #26,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loti vs loy
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loti": it. Private to "loy": y.
"loti" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- loti ← lloti · loit · lotti · ltoi · olti
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "loti" for "loy" ever safe?
Which is more common, "loti" 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 "loti" 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 #26,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loti" 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 #26,376 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.