Which to use
“loos” and “lose” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,271
- “loos” frequency rank
- #34,601
- “lose” frequency rank
- 80872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loos | lose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de loo. | Variante de lauze. |
Letter map: loos vs lose
Shared letters muted; letters that set loos and lose apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. loos (CVVC) and lose (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: loos and lose
loos and lose are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80872, 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\. 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 80872, this pair ranks #19,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loos vs lose
Shared letters: los. Private to "loos": -. Private to "lose": e.
"loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loos" and "lose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "loos" or "lose" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loos" and "lose".
- Full dictionary entry for "loos" 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 #19,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loos" and "lose" 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 #19,945 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.