# loft vs loin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### loft
*noun · IPA /lɒft/ · frequency rank #14,786*
Air, the air; the sky, the heavens.

### loin
*noun · IPA /lɔɪn/ · frequency rank #39,400*
The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.

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