Which to use
“loins” is an adverb and “loups” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,440
- “loins” frequency rank
- #6,972
- “loups” frequency rank
- 49412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loins | loups |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de loing (« loin »). | Pluriel de loup. |
Letter map: loins vs loups
Shared letters muted; letters that set loins and loups apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for loins / loups
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loins is anadverb and loupsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loins is recorded at frequency rank #42,440, classified as anadv. loups is at rank #6,972, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lu\.
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 49412, this pair ranks #170,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loins vs loups
Shared letters: los. Private to "loins": in. Private to "loups": pu.
"loins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "loups" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "loins" for "loups" ever safe?
Which is more common, "loins" or "loups"?
Useful next steps
Pair "loins" vs "loups" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "loins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loups" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loins" and "loups" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loins vs loving". 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 #170,887 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.