# lost vs lotto

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lotto
*noun · IPA /ˈlɔtəʉ/ · frequency rank #21,568*
a game of chance similar to bingo

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