# looping vs losing

> 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.

### losing
*verb · IPA /ˈluːzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,487*
present participle and gerund of lose

## Source
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