# lose vs lost

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### lose
*noun · frequency rank #34,601*
Variante de lauze.

### lost
*adjective · IPA \lɔst\ · frequency rank #15,430*
Ignorant.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/lose-vs-lost