Which to use
“lowe” is a noun and “lowest” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,751
- “lowe” frequency rank
- #3,569
- “lowest” frequency rank
- 17320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lowe | lowest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative form of low ("flame"). | superlative form of low: most low |
Letter map: lowe vs lowest
Shared letters muted; letters that set lowe and lowest apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for lowe / lowest
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lowe is anoun and lowestanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “lowe” sits inside “lowest”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lowe is recorded at frequency rank #13,751, classified as anoun. lowest is at rank #3,569, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈləʊ.ɪst/.
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 17320, this pair ranks #452,193 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lowe vs lowest
Shared letters: elow. Private to "lowe": -. Private to "lowest": st.
"lowe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lowest" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lowe" and "lowest" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lowe" vs "lowest" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lowe" and "lowest".
- Full dictionary entry for "lowe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lowest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #452,193 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lowe" and "lowest" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lope vs lowe". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #452,193 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.