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“lopes” and “loves” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,310
- “lopes” frequency rank
- #2,220
- “loves” frequency rank
- 46530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lopes | loves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of lope | plural of love |
Where the eye mixes lopes and loves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lopes vs loves
A purely visual mix-up. lopes (/loʊps/) and loves (/lʌvz/) 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 a single letter - p in “lopes” becomes v in “loves”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lopes is recorded at frequency rank #44,310, classified as anoun, pronounced /loʊps/. loves is at rank #2,220, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lʌvz/.
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 46530, this pair ranks #210,901 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lopes vs loves
Shared letters: elos. Private to "lopes": p. Private to "loves": v.
"lopes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "loves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lopes" and "loves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lopes" vs "loves" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lopes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,901 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lopes" and "loves" 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 #210,901 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.