# loot vs lost

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### lost
*verb · IPA /lɒst/ · frequency rank #400*
simple past and past participle of lose

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loot-vs-lost