Which to use
“Loh” is a name and “lope” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,164
- “Loh” frequency rank
- #49,466
- “lope” frequency rank
- 96630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Loh | lope |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | To travel an easy pace with long strides. |
Letter map: Loh vs lope
Shared letters muted; letters that set Loh and lope apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Loh runs 3 letters (CVC) against lope's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Loh and lope
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Loh is aname and lopeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Loh is recorded at frequency rank #47,164, classified as aname. lope is at rank #49,466, tagged as averb, pronounced /ləʊp/.
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 96630, this pair ranks #521 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Loh vs lope
Shared letters: lo. Private to "Loh": h. Private to "lope": ep.
"Loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lope" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lope ← llope · loep · loppe · lpoe · olpe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Loh" for "lope" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Loh" or "lope"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "Loh" and "lope". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Loh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lope" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #521 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Loh" and "lope" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lope vs Lora". 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 #521 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.