# Lois vs lone

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lois
*name · IPA /ˈləʊ.ɪs/ · frequency rank #14,787*
The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.

### lone
*adjective · IPA /ləʊn/ · frequency rank #8,168*
Solitary; having no companion.

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