Which to use
“lose” is a verb and “lote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,699
- “lose” frequency rank
- #9,146
- “lote” frequency rank
- 46845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lose | lote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de losar. | Cada una de las partes en que se divide un todo que se ha de distribuir entre varias personas. |
Where the eye mixes lose and lote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lose and lote follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lose vs lote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lose is [ˈlose] while lote is [ˈlot̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “lose” becomes t in “lote”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lose is recorded at frequency rank #37,699, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlose]. lote is at rank #9,146, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlot̪e].
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 46845, this pair ranks #123,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lose vs lote
Shared letters: elo. Private to "lose": s. Private to "lote": t.
"lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "lose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lose" and "lote" 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 #123,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.