Which to use
“Los” is a noun and “loser” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #469
- “Los” frequency rank
- #13,889
- “loser” frequency rank
- 14358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Los | loser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schicksal, unbeeinflussbares Geschick | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs lose |
Where the eye mixes Los and loser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Los and loser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Los is [loːs] while loser is [ˈloːzɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Los” sits inside “loser”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Los is recorded at frequency rank #469, classified as anoun, pronounced [loːs]. loser is at rank #13,889, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈloːzɐ].
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 14358, this pair ranks #1,951,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Los vs loser
Shared letters: los. Private to "Los": -. Private to "loser": er.
"Los" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "loser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loser ← lloser · loesr · loserr · losre · losser · lsoer · olser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Los" for "loser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Los" vs "loser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Los" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Los" and "loser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lasern vs loser". 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 #1,951,752 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.