Which to use
“Loop” and “Lose” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,681
- “Loop” frequency rank
- #8,246
- “Lose” frequency rank
- 29927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Loop | Lose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schal aus Wolle oder Stoff in Form eines Schlauches, den man mehrfach um den Hals schlingen kann | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Los |
Where the eye mixes Loop and Lose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Loop vs Lose
A purely visual mix-up. Loop ([luːp]) and Lose ([ˈloːzə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Loop is recorded at frequency rank #21,681, classified as anoun, pronounced [luːp]. Lose is at rank #8,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈloːzə].
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 29927, this pair ranks #1,757,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Loop vs Lose
Shared letters: lo. Private to "Loop": p. Private to "Lose": es.
"Loop" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Loop" and "Lose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Loop" or "Lose"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Loop" and "Lose" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Loop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,757,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Loop" and "Lose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loop 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 #1,757,644 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.