Which to use
“loos” and “Los” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,226
- “loos” frequency rank
- #469
- “Los” frequency rank
- 29695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loos | Los |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs loo | Schicksal, unbeeinflussbares Geschick |
Letter map: loos vs Los
Shared letters muted; letters that set loos and Los apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on loos vs Los
loos and Los 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loos is recorded at frequency rank #29,226, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Los is at rank #469, tagged as anoun, pronounced [loːs].
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 29695, this pair ranks #1,761,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of loos vs Los
Shared letters: los. Private to "loos": -. Private to "Los": -.
"loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Los" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loos ← lloos · looss · loso · olos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loos" and "Los" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loos" vs "Los" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "loos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Los" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,761,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loos" and "Los" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loos vs puzzles". 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 #1,761,974 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.