Which to use
“Lob” and “lobes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,529
- “Lob” frequency rank
- #29,422
- “lobes” frequency rank
- 72951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lob | lobes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Éloge, compliment, félicitations, louange. | Pluriel de lobe. |
Where the eye mixes Lob and lobes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Lob runs 3 letters (CVC) against lobes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Lob and lobes
A purely visual mix-up. Lob (\loːp\) and lobes (\lɔb\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Lob” sits inside “lobes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lob is recorded at frequency rank #43,529, classified as anoun, pronounced \loːp\. lobes is at rank #29,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔb\.
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 72951, this pair ranks #42,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lob vs lobes
Shared letters: blo. Private to "Lob": -. Private to "lobes": es.
"Lob" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lobes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lobes ← lboes · llobes · lobbes · lobess · lobse · loebs · olbes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lob" and "lobes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Lob" or "lobes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lobes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lob" and "lobes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lob vs lobo". 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 #42,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.