Which to use
“Loh” is a name and “lose” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,164
- “Loh” frequency rank
- #879
- “lose” frequency rank
- 48043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Loh | lose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability. |
Letter map: Loh vs lose
Shared letters muted; letters that set Loh and lose apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Loh runs 3 letters (CVC) against lose's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for Loh / lose
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Loh is aname and loseaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Loh is recorded at frequency rank #47,164, classified as aname. lose is at rank #879, tagged as averb, 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 48043, this pair ranks #196,861 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Loh vs lose
Shared letters: lo. Private to "Loh": h. Private to "lose": es.
"Loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lose ← llose · loes · losse · lsoe · olse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Loh" for "lose" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Loh" vs "lose" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Loh" and "lose".
- Full dictionary entry for "Loh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,861 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Loh" and "lose" 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 #196,861 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.