Which to use
“lose” is a noun and “low” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,601
- “lose” frequency rank
- #8,731
- “low” frequency rank
- 43332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lose | low |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de lauze. | Bas. |
Letter map: lose vs low
Shared letters muted; letters that set lose and low apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: lose vs low
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lose is anoun and lowanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lose is recorded at frequency rank #34,601, classified as anoun. low is at rank #8,731, tagged as anadj, pronounced \loʊ\.
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 43332, this pair ranks #218,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lose vs low
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lose": es. Private to "low": w.
"lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "low" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lose ← llose · loes · losse · lsoe · olse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lose" and "low" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lose" vs "low" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "lose" and "low". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "low" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lose" and "low" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs lose". 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 #218,873 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.