Which to use
“low” and “lus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,731
- “low” frequency rank
- #12,613
- “lus” frequency rank
- 21344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | low | lus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bas. | Masculin pluriel de lu. |
Where the eye mixes low and lus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: low vs lus
A purely visual mix-up. low (\loʊ\) and lus (\ly\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
low is recorded at frequency rank #8,731, classified as anadj, pronounced \loʊ\. lus is at rank #12,613, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ly\.
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 21344, this pair ranks #363,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of low vs lus
Shared letters: l. Private to "low": ow. Private to "lus": su.
"low" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "low" and "lus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "low" vs "lus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "low" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "low" and "lus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs lus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #363,665 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.