# loose vs lotte

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### loose
*adjective · IPA [luːs] · frequency rank #31,162*
etwas ist locker, nicht fest

### lotte
*noun · IPA [lɔt] · frequency rank #12,336*
Aalraupe, Quappe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/loose-vs-lotte