LokivsloosTell them apart

Which to use

“Loki” and “loos” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,704
“Loki” frequency rank
#29,226
“loos” frequency rank
62930
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Loki loos
Definition Figur aus der nordischen Mythologie Plural des Substantivs loo

Letter map: Loki vs loos

Shared letters muted; letters that set Loki and loos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Loki
4 ch
loos

Corpus notes: Loki and loos

Loki and loos are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Loki is recorded at frequency rank #33,704, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈloːki]. loos is at rank #29,226, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 62930, this pair ranks #694,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Loki vs loos

Shared letters: lo. Private to "Loki": ik. Private to "loos": s.

"Loki" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lokilkoi · lloki · loik · lokki · olki
  • looslloos · looss · loso · olos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Loki" for "loos" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "Loki" or "loos" show up more?
"loos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,226 in our German list, against #33,704 for "Loki". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Loki" and "loos".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Loki" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "loos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #694,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Loki" and "loos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loki vs Lori". 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 #694,963 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list