# looping vs looting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### looping
*noun · frequency rank #28,614*
The running together of ore into a mass, when the ore is only heated for calcination.

### looting
*noun · frequency rank #15,856*
The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.

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