losersvslouésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: losers is a noun, loués is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“losers” is a noun and “loués” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,356
“losers” frequency rank
#24,662
“loués” frequency rank
65018
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature losers loués
Definition Pluriel de loser. Participe passé masculin pluriel de louer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set losers and loués apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
losers
5 ch
loués

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: losers is \lu.zœʁ\ while loués is \lwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

losers is recorded at frequency rank #40,356, classified as anoun, pronounced \lu.zœʁ\. loués is at rank #24,662, tagged as averb, pronounced \lwe\.

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 65018, this pair ranks #74,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of losers vs loués

Shared letters: los. Private to "losers": er. Private to "loués": .

"losers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "loués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • losersllosers · loesrs · loserrs · loserss · losesr · losres · lossers · lsoers

Frequency comparison

losers#40,356
loués#24,662

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "losers" and "loués" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "losers" is a noun and "loués" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "losers" or "loués"?
"loués" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,662 in our French list, against #40,356 for "losers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering losers vs loués

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “losers”; for a verb, it's “loués”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “losers” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list