Which to use
“lose” is an adjective and “lousa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,921
- “lose” frequency rank
- #32,242
- “lousa” frequency rank
- 60163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lose | lousa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | frouxo | quadro-negro |
Letter map: lose vs lousa
Shared letters muted; letters that set lose and lousa apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. lose runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lousa's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: lose vs lousa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lose is anadjective and lousaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lose is recorded at frequency rank #27,921, classified as anadj. lousa is at rank #32,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlow.zɐ/.
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 60163, this pair ranks #7,808 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lose vs lousa
Shared letters: los. Private to "lose": e. Private to "lousa": au.
"lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lousa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lose" and "lousa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lose" vs "lousa" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "lose" and "lousa". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lousa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,808 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lose" and "lousa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs lose". 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 #7,808 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.