Which to use
“lobe” and “lotte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,924
- “lobe” frequency rank
- #36,474
- “lotte” frequency rank
- 59398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lobe | lotte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Division d’une partie de certains organes formée par des sillons ou des échancrures. | Poisson de rivière, et des lacs européens, à plusieurs barbillons, appartenant aux gadiformes, de nom scientifique Lota lota. |
Where the eye mixes lobe and lotte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lobe with lotte
A purely visual mix-up. lobe (\lɔb\) and lotte (\lɔt\) 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 59398, 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\. lotte is at rank #36,474, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔt\.
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 59398, this pair ranks #103,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lobe vs lotte
Shared letters: elo. Private to "lobe": b. Private to "lotte": t.
"lobe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lotte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lobe" for "lotte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lobe" vs "lotte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lobe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lotte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lobe" and "lotte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leste 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 #103,377 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.