Which to use
“loop” is a verb and “lose” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,401
- “loop” frequency rank
- #34,601
- “lose” frequency rank
- 73002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loop | lose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de loopen. | Variante de lauze. |
Letter map: loop vs lose
Shared letters muted; letters that set loop and lose apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: loop vs lose
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loop is averb and loseanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loop is recorded at frequency rank #38,401, classified as averb, pronounced \luːp\. lose is at rank #34,601, tagged as anoun.
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 73002, this pair ranks #42,015 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loop vs lose
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loop": p. Private to "lose": es.
"loop" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loop" and "lose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "loop" or "lose"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "loop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,015 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loop" and "lose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs loop". 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 #42,015 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.