Which to use
“lobe” and “loque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,924
- “lobe” frequency rank
- #46,272
- “loque” frequency rank
- 69196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lobe | loque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Division d’une partie de certains organes formée par des sillons ou des échancrures. | Étoffe réduite en lambeaux par suite de l’usure. |
Where the eye mixes lobe and loque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lobe runs 4 letters (CVCV) against loque's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lobe vs loque
A purely visual mix-up. lobe (\lɔb\) and loque (\lɔk\) 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 69196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lobe is recorded at frequency rank #22,924, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔb\. loque is at rank #46,272, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔk\.
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 69196, this pair ranks #56,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lobe vs loque
Shared letters: elo. Private to "lobe": b. Private to "loque": qu.
"lobe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lobe" and "loque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lobe" or "loque"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lobe" and "loque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lobe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lobe" and "loque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Laroque vs loque". 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 #56,097 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.