Which to use
“lis” and “loos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,147
- “lis” frequency rank
- #46,271
- “loos” frequency rank
- 49418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lis | loos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genre de liliacées qui porte, sur une haute tige, des fleurs à trois pétales et trois sépales pétaloïdes. | Pluriel de loo. |
Where the eye mixes lis and loos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lis and loos
A purely visual mix-up. lis (\lis\) and loos (\luz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lis is recorded at frequency rank #3,147, classified as anoun, pronounced \lis\. loos is at rank #46,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced \luz\.
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 49418, this pair ranks #170,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lis vs loos
Shared letters: ls. Private to "lis": i. Private to "loos": o.
"lis" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loos ← lloos · looss · loso · olos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lis" and "loos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lis" vs "loos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lis" and "loos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lis" and "loos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs loos". 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 #170,827 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.