Which to use
“lodged” and “looped” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,211
- “lodged” frequency rank
- #30,869
- “looped” frequency rank
- 46080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lodged | looped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of lodge | simple past and past participle of loop |
Where the eye mixes lodged and looped
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lodged (CVCCVC) and looped (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lodged and looped
A purely visual mix-up. lodged (/lɑd͡ʒd/) and looped (/luːpt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lodged is recorded at frequency rank #15,211, classified as averb, pronounced /lɑd͡ʒd/. looped is at rank #30,869, tagged as averb, pronounced /luːpt/.
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 46080, this pair ranks #215,176 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lodged vs looped
Shared letters: delo. Private to "lodged": g. Private to "looped": p.
"lodged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "looped" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lodged" for "looped" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lodged" vs "looped" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lodged" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "looped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,176 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lodged" and "looped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "looped vs lope". 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 #215,176 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.