Which to use
“looks” is a noun and “loose” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,298
- “looks” frequency rank
- #31,162
- “loose” frequency rank
- 59460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | looks | loose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs look | etwas ist locker, nicht fest |
Letter map: looks vs loose
Shared letters muted; letters that set looks and loose apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. looks (CVVCC) and loose (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: looks vs loose
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: looks is anoun and looseanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
looks is recorded at frequency rank #28,298, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. loose is at rank #31,162, tagged as anadj, pronounced [luːs].
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 59460, this pair ranks #823,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of looks vs loose
Shared letters: los. Private to "looks": k. Private to "loose": e.
"looks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "loose" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "looks" and "loose" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "looks" or "loose" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "looks" and "loose".
- Full dictionary entry for "looks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #823,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "looks" and "loose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loose vs Loses". 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 #823,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.