Which to use
“loos” and “lopes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,546
- “loos” frequency rank
- #44,310
- “lopes” frequency rank
- 81856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loos | lopes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of loo | plural of lope |
Where the eye mixes loos and lopes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. loos runs 4 letters (CVVC) against lopes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: loos vs lopes
A purely visual mix-up. loos (/luːz/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loos is recorded at frequency rank #37,546, classified as anoun, pronounced /luːz/. 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 81856, this pair ranks #16,845 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loos vs lopes
Shared letters: los. Private to "loos": -. Private to "lopes": ep.
"loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lopes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loos" and "lopes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "loos" or "lopes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "loos" 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 #16,845 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loos" 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 #16,845 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.