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“loma” and “los” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,575
- “loma” frequency rank
- #1,728
- “los” frequency rank
- 36303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loma | los |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A lobe, flap or fringe bordering the toe of a bird. | A medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx. |
Letter map: loma vs los
Shared letters muted; letters that set loma and los apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: loma and los
loma and los are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loma is recorded at frequency rank #34,575, classified as anoun. los is at rank #1,728, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɒs/.
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 36303, this pair ranks #304,279 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loma vs los
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loma": am. Private to "los": s.
"loma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "los" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loma ← lloma · lomma · olma
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loma" and "los" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "loma" or "los" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "loma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "los" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,279 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loma" and "los" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loma vs lope". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #304,279 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.