Which to use
“lose” and “loy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,601
- “lose” frequency rank
- #44,027
- “loy” frequency rank
- 78628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lose | loy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de lauze. | Ancienne variante orthographique de loi. |
Letter map: lose vs loy
Shared letters muted; letters that set lose and loy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lose runs 4 letters (CVCV) against loy's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - lose / loy
lose and loy 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 78628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lose is recorded at frequency rank #34,601, classified as anoun. loy is at rank #44,027, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lwa\.
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 78628, this pair ranks #25,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lose vs loy
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lose": es. Private to "loy": y.
"lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lose ← llose · loes · losse · lsoe · olse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lose" and "loy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lose" vs "loy" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lose" and "loy".
- Full dictionary entry for "lose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lose" and "loy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs loy". 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 #25,253 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.