Which to use
“Loing” is a name and “lone” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,133
- “Loing” frequency rank
- #41,871
- “lone” frequency rank
- 77004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Loing | lone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rivière tributaire de la Seine. | Seul ; sans compagnons. |
Where the eye mixes Loing and lone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Loing and lone
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Loing is \lwɛ̃\ while lone is \ləʊn\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Loing is recorded at frequency rank #35,133, classified as aname, pronounced \lwɛ̃\. lone is at rank #41,871, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ləʊn\.
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 77004, this pair ranks #29,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Loing vs lone
Shared letters: lno. Private to "Loing": gi. Private to "lone": e.
"Loing" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "lone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Loing" for "lone" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Loing" vs "lone" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Loing" and "lone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Loing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Loing" and "lone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lone vs longo". 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 #29,550 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.