# lonely vs looney

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lonely
*adjective · IPA /ˈləʊnli/ · frequency rank #4,688*
Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.

### looney
*adjective · frequency rank #28,981*
Alternative spelling of loony.

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