# loins vs lotus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### loins
*noun · IPA /lɔɪnz/ · frequency rank #41,233*
plural of loin

### lotus
*noun · IPA /ˈloʊtəs/ · frequency rank #12,633*
A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.

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