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 eye mixes losers and loués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. losers runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against loués's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between losers and loués
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": ué.
"losers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "loués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- losers ← llosers · loesrs · loserrs · loserss · losesr · losres · lossers · lsoers
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "losers" and "loués" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "losers" or "loués"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "losers" and "loués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "losers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "losers" and "loués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "looser vs losers". 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 #74,266 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.