labvsLohWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: lab is a noun, Loh is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lab” is a noun and “Loh” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,506
“lab” frequency rank
#47,164
“Loh” frequency rank
50670
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lab Loh
Definition A laboratory. A surname.

Letter map: lab vs Loh

Shared letters muted; letters that set lab and Loh apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
lab
3 ch
Loh

Role in the sentence - lab and Loh

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lab is anoun and Lohaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lab is recorded at frequency rank #3,506, classified as anoun, pronounced /læb/. Loh is at rank #47,164, tagged as aname.

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 50670, this pair ranks #172,185 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lab vs Loh

Shared letters: l. Private to "lab": ab. Private to "Loh": ho.

"lab" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lab" and "Loh" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lab" is a noun and "Loh" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lab" or "Loh"?
"lab" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,506 in our English list, against #47,164 for "Loh". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lab" and "Loh".

  • Full dictionary entry for "lab" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Loh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #172,185 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lab" and "Loh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loh vs LSC". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #172,185 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list