# loaf vs loot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### loaf
*noun · IPA /ləʊf/ · frequency rank #15,210*
A block of bread after baking.

### loot
*noun · IPA /luːt/ · frequency rank #15,213*
Synonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly (historical) during the sacking of a town in war or (video games) after successful combat.

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