Which to use
“loops” and “lopes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,096
- “loops” frequency rank
- #44,310
- “lopes” frequency rank
- 56406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loops | lopes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of loop | plural of lope |
Where the eye mixes loops and lopes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: loops vs lopes
A purely visual mix-up. loops (/luːps/) and lopes (/loʊps/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loops is recorded at frequency rank #12,096, classified as anoun, pronounced /luːps/. lopes is at rank #44,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced /loʊps/.
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 56406, this pair ranks #126,547 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loops vs lopes
Shared letters: lops. Private to "loops": -. Private to "lopes": e.
"loops" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "lopes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loops" and "lopes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "loops" or "lopes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "loops" and "lopes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "loops" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lopes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,547 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loops" and "lopes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lope vs lopes". 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 #126,547 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.