Which to use
“loch” is a noun and “Loh” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,064
- “loch” frequency rank
- #47,164
- “Loh” frequency rank
- 63228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loch | Loh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A lake. | A surname. |
Letter map: loch vs Loh
Shared letters muted; letters that set loch and Loh apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loch is anoun and Lohaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63228, 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/. 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 63228, this pair ranks #84,090 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loch vs Loh
Shared letters: hlo. Private to "loch": c. Private to "Loh": -.
"loch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loch ← lcoh · lloch · locch · lochh · lohc · olch