legvsLohWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#2,215
“leg” frequency rank
#47,164
“Loh” frequency rank
49379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature leg Loh
Definition A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land. A surname.

Letter map: leg vs Loh

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

3 ch
leg
3 ch
Loh

Role in the sentence - leg and Loh

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leg 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 49379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

leg is recorded at frequency rank #2,215, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɛɡ/. 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 49379, this pair ranks #184,197 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of leg vs Loh

Shared letters: l. Private to "leg": eg. Private to "Loh": ho.

"leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "leg" and "Loh" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "leg" is a noun and "Loh" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "leg" or "Loh"?
"leg" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,215 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "leg" 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 #184,197 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "leg" and "Loh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loh vs LSC". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #184,197 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