Which to use
“loos” is a noun and “low” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,226
- “loos” frequency rank
- #7,361
- “low” frequency rank
- 36587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loos | low |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs loo | etwas hat eine niedrige Höhe |
Letter map: loos vs low
Shared letters muted; letters that set loos and low apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - loos and low
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loos is anoun and lowanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loos is recorded at frequency rank #29,226, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. low is at rank #7,361, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ləʊ].
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 36587, this pair ranks #1,611,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of loos vs low
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loos": s. Private to "low": w.
"loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "low" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loos ← lloos · looss · loso · olos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loos" and "low" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "loos" or "low"?
What to do next
You've compared "loos" and "low". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "loos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "low" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,611,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loos" and "low" 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 #1,611,744 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.