Which to use
“Loses” is a noun and “Lotus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,058
- “Loses” frequency rank
- #20,661
- “Lotus” frequency rank
- 69719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Loses | Lotus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Los | wissenschaftlicher Name des Hornklees |
Where the eye mixes Loses and Lotus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Loses and Lotus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Loses and Lotus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Loses is [ˈloːzəs] while Lotus is [ˈloːtʊs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Loses is recorded at frequency rank #49,058, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈloːzəs]. Lotus is at rank #20,661, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈloːtʊs].
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 69719, this pair ranks #467,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Loses vs Lotus
Shared letters: los. Private to "Loses": e. Private to "Lotus": tu.
"Loses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Lotus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Loses" and "Lotus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Loses" or "Lotus"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Loses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lotus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #467,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Loses" and "Lotus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees vs Loses". 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 #467,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.