Which to use
“lone” is an adjective and “loque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,871
- “lone” frequency rank
- #46,272
- “loque” frequency rank
- 88143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lone | loque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Seul ; sans compagnons. | Étoffe réduite en lambeaux par suite de l’usure. |
Where the eye mixes lone and loque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lone 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: lone vs loque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lone is \ləʊn\ while loque is \lɔk\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lone is recorded at frequency rank #41,871, classified as anadj, pronounced \ləʊn\. 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 88143, this pair ranks #7,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lone vs loque
Shared letters: elo. Private to "lone": n. Private to "loque": qu.
"lone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lone" for "loque" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lone" vs "loque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lone" 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 #7,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lone" 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 #7,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.