lisevsloseWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: lise is a noun, lose is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lise” is a noun and “lose” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,238
“lise” frequency rank
#27,921
“lose” frequency rank
67159
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lise lose
Definition redução gradativa do estado febril e de seus sintomas frouxo

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
lise
4 ch
lose

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lise is anoun and loseanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “lise” becomes o in “lose”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lise is recorded at frequency rank #39,238, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.zi/. lose is at rank #27,921, tagged as anadj.

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 67159, this pair ranks #4,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lise vs lose

Shared letters: els. Private to "lise": i. Private to "lose": o.

"lise" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • liseilse · lies · lisse · llise · lsie
  • losellose · loes · losse · lsoe · olse

Frequency comparison

lise#39,238
lose#27,921

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lise" and "lose" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lise" is a noun and "lose" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lise" or "lose"?
"lose" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,921 in our Portuguese list, against #39,238 for "lise". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering lise vs lose

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “lise”; for an adjective, it's “lose”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “lise” 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