Loh vs lore, What's the Difference?

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Loh and lore apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

Loh

4 ch

lore

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

Loh#47,164

lore#13,950

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Loh" and "lore" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Loh" is a name and "lore" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Loh" or "lore"?

"lore" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,950 in our English list, against #47,164 for "Loh". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Loh vs lore

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Loh”; for a noun, it's “lore”.
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