Which to use
“lots” and “lotus” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,399
- “lots” frequency rank
- #12,633
- “lotus” frequency rank
- 14032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lots | lotus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of lot | A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae. |
Where the eye mixes lots and lotus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lots (/lɑts/) and lotus (/ˈloʊtəs/) 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 14032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lots is recorded at frequency rank #1,399, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɑts/. lotus is at rank #12,633, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈloʊtəs/.
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 14032, this pair ranks #472,453 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lots vs lotus
Shared letters: lost. Private to "lots": -. Private to "lotus": u.
"lots" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lotus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC