lashvsLohWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#17,657
“lash” frequency rank
#47,164
“Loh” frequency rank
64821
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lash Loh
Definition The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. A surname.

Letter map: lash vs Loh

Shared letters muted; letters that set lash and Loh apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
lash
3 ch
Loh

Grammar separator: lash vs Loh

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lash is anoun and Lohaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lash is recorded at frequency rank #17,657, classified as anoun, pronounced /læʃ/. 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 64821, this pair ranks #75,824 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lash vs Loh

Shared letters: hl. Private to "lash": as. Private to "Loh": o.

"lash" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lashalsh · lahs · lashh · lassh · llash · lsah

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lash" and "Loh" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lash" is a noun and "Loh" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lash" or "Loh"?
"lash" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,657 in our English list, against #47,164 for "Loh". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "lash" and "Loh". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lash" 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 #75,824 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lash" and "Loh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loh vs LSC". 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 #75,824 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