# louse vs luce

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### louse
*noun · IPA /laʊs/ · frequency rank #47,167*
A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.

### luce
*noun · IPA /luːs/ · frequency rank #29,356*
The pike, Esox lucius, when fully grown.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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