# look vs loot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### look
*verb · IPA /lʊk/ · frequency rank #151*
To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

### loot
*noun · IPA /luːt/ · frequency rank #15,213*
Synonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly (historical) during the sacking of a town in war or (video games) after successful combat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/look-vs-loot