Which to use
“loque” and “lose” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,272
- “loque” frequency rank
- #34,601
- “lose” frequency rank
- 80873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loque | lose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étoffe réduite en lambeaux par suite de l’usure. | Variante de lauze. |
Letter map: loque vs lose
Shared letters muted; letters that set loque and lose apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. loque runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against lose's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: loque and lose
loque 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loque is recorded at frequency rank #46,272, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔk\. 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 80873, this pair ranks #19,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loque vs lose
Shared letters: elo. Private to "loque": qu. Private to "lose": s.
"loque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loque" and "lose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loque" vs "lose" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loque" and "lose".
- Full dictionary entry for "loque" 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 #19,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loque" and "lose" 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 #19,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.