Which to use
“loins” is an adverb and “loos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,440
- “loins” frequency rank
- #46,271
- “loos” frequency rank
- 88711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loins | loos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de loing (« loin »). | Pluriel de loo. |
Letter map: loins vs loos
Shared letters muted; letters that set loins and loos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. loins runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against loos's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - loins and loos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loins is anadverb and loosanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loins is recorded at frequency rank #42,440, classified as anadv. 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 88711, this pair ranks #6,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loins vs loos
Shared letters: los. Private to "loins": in. Private to "loos": -.
"loins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loins" and "loos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "loins" or "loos"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loins" and "loos".
- Full dictionary entry for "loins" 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 #6,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loins" 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 #6,630 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.