# loups vs lupus

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### loups
*noun · IPA \lu\ · frequency rank #6,972*
Pluriel de loup.

### lupus
*noun · IPA \ly.pys\ · frequency rank #28,636*
Lupus érythémateux (maladie auto-immune).

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