Which to use
“lobe” and “lopes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,635
- “lobe” frequency rank
- #44,310
- “lopes” frequency rank
- 63945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lobe | lopes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. | plural of lope |
Where the eye mixes lobe and lopes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lobe with lopes
A purely visual mix-up. lobe (/ləʊb/) and lopes (/loʊps/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lobe is recorded at frequency rank #19,635, classified as anoun, pronounced /ləʊb/. lopes is at rank #44,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced /loʊps/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 63945, this pair ranks #80,284 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lobe vs lopes
Shared letters: elo. Private to "lobe": b. Private to "lopes": ps.
"lobe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lopes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lobe" and "lopes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "lobe" or "lopes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lobe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lopes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,284 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lobe" and "lopes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lope vs lopes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #80,284 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.