Loop

Name: Loop, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[luːp]

/[luːp]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Loop” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,681
frequency rank, German: 2,640
“L” headwords: 5
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schal aus Wolle oder Stoff in Form eines Schlauches, den man mehrfach um den Hals schlingen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-loop · Loop · German

Loop · rank #21,681 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,681
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 5 variants
BOOK-MID 2,640
PHOTO-FINISH Lithium

Nearest frequency peer: Lithium (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

liberaler

78,323
Liebenden

78,322
Lithium

78,321
Loop

78,320
Louvre

78,319
LSD

78,317

What this shows „Loop“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Loop vs LP

25% similar

Loop vs Los

50% similar

Loop vs low

25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Loop
Property	Value
Headword	Loop
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[luːp]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#21,681
Misspellings tracked	5
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Loop“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Loopliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#21,681

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lithium“ (#21,680), „Louvre“ (#21,682), „Liebenden“ (#21,679). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Loop“ bei #21,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Loop (IPA [luːp]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,681 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Loop, with forms such as "lloop", "loopp", and "lop". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "LP", "Los", "low", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Loop, spelled L-O-O-P.

Definition

1
Schal aus Wolle oder Stoff in Form eines Schlauches, den man mehrfach um den Hals schlingen kann
2
geschlossener Rohrkreislauf, in dem kerntechnische Versuche durchgeführt werden
3
Logikkonstrukt in Programmiersprachen, das häufige Wiederholungen von Programmsequenzen ermöglicht
4
kurze über ein technisches Konstrukt mehrfach wiederholte Klangfolge
5
Sprungfigur beim Eiskunstlauf

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Loop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Du trägst einen sehr schönen Loop.

Synonyms

LoopsschalSchlauchschalSchleife Rittberger

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

lloop
loopp
lop
lopo
olop

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Loop - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Loop"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Loop"?

"Loop" is spelled L-O-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is [luːp].

What does "Loop" mean?

As a noun, "Loop" means: Schal aus Wolle oder Stoff in Form eines Schlauches, den man mehrfach um den Hals schlingen kann

What words are commonly confused with "Loop"?

"Loop" is commonly confused with "LP", "Los", "low". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Loop"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Loop" is [luːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Loop" come from?

"Loop" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Loop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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