Which to use
“López” is a name and “lose” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,321
- “López” frequency rank
- #37,699
- “lose” frequency rank
- 39020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | López | lose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido español, patronímico derivado del nombre propio de Lope. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de losar. |
Where the eye mixes López and lose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. López runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lose's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: López vs lose
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: López is [ˈlopes] while lose is [ˈlose]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
López is recorded at frequency rank #1,321, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈlopes]. lose is at rank #37,699, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlose].
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 39020, this pair ranks #166,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of López vs lose
Shared letters: el. Private to "López": pzó. Private to "lose": os.
"López" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lose ← llose · loce · loes · losse · lsoe · olse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "López" and "lose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "López" vs "lose" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "López" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "López" and "lose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lose vs lotte". 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 #166,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.