# loan vs loco

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### loan
*noun · IPA /ləʊn/ · frequency rank #2,118*
An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.

### loco
*adverb · IPA /ˈləʊ.kəʊ/ · frequency rank #22,141*
A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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