# loam vs loss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### loam
*noun · IPA /ləʊm/ · frequency rank #46,031*
A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

### loss
*noun · IPA /lɒs/ · frequency rank #907*
The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.

## Source
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