Which to use
“Loch” is a noun and “Lorch” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,054
- “Loch” frequency rank
- #34,790
- “Lorch” frequency rank
- 37844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Loch | Lorch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stelle in einer homogenen Masse, an der Substanz fehlt | eine Stadt im Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes Loch and Lorch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Loch vs Lorch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Loch is [lɔx] while Lorch is [lɔʁç]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Loch is recorded at frequency rank #3,054, classified as anoun, pronounced [lɔx]. Lorch is at rank #34,790, tagged as aname, pronounced [lɔʁç].
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 37844, this pair ranks #1,579,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Loch vs Lorch
Shared letters: chlo. Private to "Loch": -. Private to "Lorch": r.
"Loch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Lorch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Loch" for "Lorch" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Loch" vs "Lorch" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Loch" and "Lorch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Loch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lorch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,579,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Loch" and "Lorch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lorch vs Lori". 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 #1,579,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.