# Loew vs long

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Loew
*name · frequency rank #48,332*
A surname from German of German derivation (from Loewe or Löwe).

### long
*adjective · IPA /lɒŋ/ · frequency rank #150*
Having much distance in space from one end to the other.

## Source
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