Which to use
“Los” is a noun and “luis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #469
- “Los” frequency rank
- #10,126
- “luis” frequency rank
- 10595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Los | luis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schicksal, unbeeinflussbares Geschick | Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lui |
Where the eye mixes Los and luis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Los and luis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Los is [loːs] while luis is [ˈluis]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Los is recorded at frequency rank #469, classified as anoun, pronounced [loːs]. luis is at rank #10,126, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈluis].
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 10595, this pair ranks #1,974,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Los vs luis
Shared letters: ls. Private to "Los": o. Private to "luis": iu.
"Los" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "luis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- luis ← lius · lluis · luiss · lusi · ulis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Los" for "luis" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Los" or "luis" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Los" and "luis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Los" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Los" and "luis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees vs luis". 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 #1,974,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.