Which to use
“loath” is an adjective and “lotte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,241
- “loath” frequency rank
- #29,353
- “lotte” frequency rank
- 72594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loath | lotte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase. | burbot (fish) |
Letter map: loath vs lotte
Shared letters muted; letters that set loath and lotte apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. loath (CVVCC) and lotte (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for loath / lotte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loath is anadjective and lotteanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loath is recorded at frequency rank #43,241, classified as anadj, pronounced /ləʊθ/. lotte is at rank #29,353, tagged as anoun.
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 72594, this pair ranks #42,515 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loath vs lotte
Shared letters: lot. Private to "loath": ah. Private to "lotte": e.
"loath" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "lotte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loath" and "lotte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "loath" or "lotte" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loath" and "lotte".
- Full dictionary entry for "loath" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lotte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,515 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loath" and "lotte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loath vs LSAT". 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 #42,515 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.