Which to use
“loathed” is an adjective and “located” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,782
- “loathed” frequency rank
- #1,460
- “located” frequency rank
- 42242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loathed | located |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nonstandard form of loath. | simple past and past participle of locate |
Letter map: loathed vs located
Shared letters muted; letters that set loathed and located apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. loathed (CVVCCVC) and located (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - loathed and located
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loathed is anadjective and locatedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loathed is recorded at frequency rank #40,782, classified as anadj. located is at rank #1,460, tagged as averb, pronounced /ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/.
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 42242, this pair ranks #251,014 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loathed vs located
Shared letters: adelot. Private to "loathed": h. Private to "located": c.
"loathed" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "located" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loathed" and "located" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "loathed" vs "located" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "loathed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "located" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,014 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loathed" and "located" 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 #251,014 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.