# Lois vs lore

> 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.

### lore
*noun · IPA /lɔː/ · frequency rank #13,950*
All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.

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