Which to use
“Loses” and “love” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,058
- “Loses” frequency rank
- #2,844
- “love” frequency rank
- 51902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Loses | love |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Los | innige Zuneigung für jemanden oder etwas; Liebe |
Where the eye mixes Loses and love
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Loses runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against love's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Loses and love
A purely visual mix-up. Loses ([ˈloːzəs]) and love ([lʌv]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51902, 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]. love is at rank #2,844, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lʌv].
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 51902, this pair ranks #1,117,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Loses vs love
Shared letters: elo. Private to "Loses": s. Private to "love": v.
"Loses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "love" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Loses" and "love" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Loses" or "love"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Loses" and "love" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Loses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "love" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,117,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Loses" and "love" 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 #1,117,641 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.