Which to use
“loy” and “loyer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,027
- “loy” frequency rank
- #5,262
- “loyer” frequency rank
- 49289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loy | loyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ancienne variante orthographique de loi. | Prix de la location d’une maison ou d’un appartement. |
Where the eye mixes loy and loyer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. loy runs 3 letters (CVV) against loyer's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: loy vs loyer
A purely visual mix-up. loy (\lwa\) and loyer (\lwa.je\) 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 extra letter(s) - “loy” sits inside “loyer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loy is recorded at frequency rank #44,027, classified as anoun, pronounced \lwa\. loyer is at rank #5,262, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lwa.je\.
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 49289, this pair ranks #171,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loy vs loyer
Shared letters: loy. Private to "loy": -. Private to "loyer": er.
"loy" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "loyer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loyer ← lloyer · loeyr · loyerr · loyre · loyyer · lyoer · olyer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loy" and "loyer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loy" vs "loyer" - which ranks higher?
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 "loy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loyer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loy" and "loyer" 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 #171,896 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.