# los vs lust

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### los
*noun · IPA /lɒs/ · frequency rank #1,728*
A medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx.

### lust
*noun · IPA /ˈlʌst/ · frequency rank #10,882*
A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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