Which to use
“loss” and “lox” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #907
- “loss” frequency rank
- #44,312
- “lox” frequency rank
- 45219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loss | lox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. | Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked. |
Where the eye mixes loss and lox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. loss (/lɒs/) and lox (/lɒks/) 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 45219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loss is recorded at frequency rank #907, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɒs/. lox is at rank #44,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɒks/.
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 45219, this pair ranks #223,291 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loss vs lox
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loss": s. Private to "lox": x.
"loss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loss ← lloss · lsos · olss