# litre vs Loire

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### litre
*noun · IPA /ˈliː.tɚ/ · frequency rank #14,987*
The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.

### Loire
*name · IPA /ˈlwɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #39,401*
The longest river in France, passing (from southeast to northwest) through the departments of Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Loire, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Nièvre, Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/litre-vs-loire