Which to use
“lashed” is a verb and “loathed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,609
- “lashed” frequency rank
- #40,782
- “loathed” frequency rank
- 69391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lashed | loathed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of lash | Nonstandard form of loath. |
Letter map: lashed vs loathed
Shared letters muted; letters that set lashed and loathed apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for lashed / loathed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lashed is averb and loathedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lashed is recorded at frequency rank #28,609, classified as averb, pronounced /læʃt/. loathed is at rank #40,782, 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 69391, this pair ranks #54,763 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lashed vs loathed
Shared letters: adehl. Private to "lashed": s. Private to "loathed": ot.
"lashed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "loathed" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lashed" and "loathed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lashed" vs "loathed" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lashed" and "loathed".
- Full dictionary entry for "lashed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loathed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,763 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lashed" and "loathed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loath vs loathed". 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 #54,763 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.