# Loew vs Lou

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Lou
*name · IPA /luː/ · frequency rank #7,811*
A unisex given name.

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