# lost vs lush

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lush
*adjective · IPA /lʌʃ/ · frequency rank #13,951*
Juicy, succulent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lost-vs-lush