Which to use
“lots” and “love” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,399
- “lots” frequency rank
- #147
- “love” frequency rank
- 1546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lots | love |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of lot | A deep caring for the existence of another. |
Where the eye mixes lots and love
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lots (/lɑts/) and love (/lʌv/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1546, 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/. love is at rank #147, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lʌv/.
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 1546, this pair ranks #527,202 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lots vs love
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lots": st. Private to "love": ev.
"lots" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "love" · 4 letters · shape CVCV