Which to use
“loos” is a noun and “löst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,226
- “loos” frequency rank
- #3,389
- “löst” frequency rank
- 32615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loos | löst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs loo | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lösen |
Letter map: loos vs löst
Shared letters muted; letters that set loos and löst apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: loos vs löst
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loos is anoun and löstaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loos is recorded at frequency rank #29,226, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. löst is at rank #3,389, tagged as averb, pronounced [løːst].
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 32615, this pair ranks #1,703,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of loos vs löst
Shared letters: ls. Private to "loos": o. Private to "löst": tö.
"loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "löst" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loos ← lloos · looss · loso · olos
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "loos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "löst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,703,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loos" and "löst" 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 #1,703,816 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.