Which to use
“Loh” is a name and “lore” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,164
- “Loh” frequency rank
- #13,950
- “lore” frequency rank
- 61114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Loh | lore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience. |
Letter map: Loh vs lore
Shared letters muted; letters that set Loh and lore apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Loh runs 3 letters (CVC) against lore's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Loh vs lore
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Loh is aname and loreanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Loh is recorded at frequency rank #47,164, classified as aname. lore is at rank #13,950, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɔː/.
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 61114, this pair ranks #96,161 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Loh vs lore
Shared letters: lo. Private to "Loh": h. Private to "lore": er.
"Loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lore ← llore · loer · lorre · lroe · olre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Loh" and "lore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Loh" or "lore"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Loh" and "lore".
- Full dictionary entry for "Loh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,161 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Loh" and "lore" 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 #96,161 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.