Which to use
“latching” is an adjective and “loathing” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,456
- “latching” frequency rank
- #23,589
- “loathing” frequency rank
- 73045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | latching | loathing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That latches. | Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike. |
Letter map: latching vs loathing
Shared letters muted; letters that set latching and loathing apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Role in the sentence - latching and loathing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: latching is anadjective and loathinganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
latching is recorded at frequency rank #49,456, classified as anadj. loathing is at rank #23,589, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈləʊðɪŋ/.
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 73045, this pair ranks #40,921 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of latching vs loathing
Shared letters: aghilnt. Private to "latching": c. Private to "loathing": o.
"latching" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "loathing" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "latching" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loathing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,921 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "latching" and "loathing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lacing vs latching". 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 #40,921 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.