lolovslookWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: lolo is a noun, look is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lolo” is a noun and “look” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,763
“lolo” frequency rank
#151
“look” frequency rank
43914
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lolo look
Definition a grandfather To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set lolo and look apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
lolo
4 ch
look

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lolo is anoun and lookaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lolo is recorded at frequency rank #43,763, classified as anoun. look is at rank #151, tagged as averb, pronounced /lʊk/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 43914, this pair ranks #235,455 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lolo vs look

Shared letters: lo. Private to "lolo": -. Private to "look": k.

"lolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "look" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lolollolo · lloo · lollo · lool · ollo
  • lookllook · lok · loko · lookk · olok

Frequency comparison

lolo#43,763
look#151

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lolo" and "look" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lolo" is a noun and "look" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lolo" or "look"?
"look" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #151 in our English list, against #43,763 for "lolo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering lolo vs look

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “lolo”; for a verb, it's “look”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “lolo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list