Which to use
“loch” and “log” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,064
- “loch” frequency rank
- #3,826
- “log” frequency rank
- 19890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loch | log |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A lake. | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches. |
Where the eye mixes loch and log
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. loch (/lɔx/) and log (/lɒɡ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loch is recorded at frequency rank #16,064, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɔx/. log is at rank #3,826, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɒɡ/.
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 19890, this pair ranks #434,999 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of loch vs log
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loch": ch. Private to "log": g.
"loch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "log" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loch ← lcoh · lloch · locch · lochh · lohc · olch