Which to use
“loos” is a noun and “lors” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,271
- “loos” frequency rank
- #222
- “lors” frequency rank
- 46493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loos | lors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de loo. | Ce temps-là. S’emploie seulement en composition dans les locutions suivantes : |
Where the eye mixes loos and lors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: loos vs lors
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: loos is \luz\ while lors is \lɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - o in “loos” becomes r in “lors”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loos is recorded at frequency rank #46,271, classified as anoun, pronounced \luz\. lors is at rank #222, tagged as anadv, pronounced \lɔʁ\.
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 46493, this pair ranks #194,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loos vs lors
Shared letters: los. Private to "loos": -. Private to "lors": r.
"loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "loos" for "lors" ever safe?
Frequency check: "loos" vs "lors" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "loos" and "lors" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "loos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loos" and "lors" 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 #194,488 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.