Which to use
“Loh” is a name and “loos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,164
- “Loh” frequency rank
- #37,546
- “loos” frequency rank
- 84710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Loh | loos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | plural of loo |
Letter map: Loh vs loos
Shared letters muted; letters that set Loh and loos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Loh runs 3 letters (CVC) against loos's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Loh and loos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Loh is aname and loosanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Loh is recorded at frequency rank #47,164, classified as aname. loos is at rank #37,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced /luːz/.
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 84710, this pair ranks #11,595 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Loh vs loos
Shared letters: lo. Private to "Loh": h. Private to "loos": s.
"Loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loos ← lloos · looss · loso · olos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Loh" and "loos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "Loh" or "loos" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Loh" and "loos".
- Full dictionary entry for "Loh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,595 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Loh" and "loos" 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 #11,595 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.