Which to use
“lode” is a noun and “Loh” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,231
- “lode” frequency rank
- #47,164
- “Loh” frequency rank
- 88395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lode | Loh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A way or path; a road. | A surname. |
Letter map: lode vs Loh
Shared letters muted; letters that set lode and Loh apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lode runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Loh's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - lode and Loh
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lode is anoun and Lohaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lode is recorded at frequency rank #41,231, classified as anoun, pronounced /ləʊd/. 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 88395, this pair ranks #6,399 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lode vs Loh
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lode": de. Private to "Loh": h.
"lode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lode ← ldoe · llode · lodde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lode" and "Loh" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "lode" or "Loh" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lode" and "Loh".
- Full dictionary entry for "lode" 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 #6,399 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lode" and "Loh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loh vs LSC". 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 #6,399 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.