Which to use
“Loh” is a name and “lost” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,164
- “Loh” frequency rank
- #400
- “lost” frequency rank
- 47564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Loh | lost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | simple past and past participle of lose |
Letter map: Loh vs lost
Shared letters muted; letters that set Loh and lost apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Loh and lost
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Loh is aname and lostaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Loh is recorded at frequency rank #47,164, classified as aname. lost is at rank #400, tagged as averb, pronounced /lɒst/.
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 47564, this pair ranks #201,286 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Loh vs lost
Shared letters: lo. Private to "Loh": h. Private to "lost": st.
"Loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lost" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lost ← llost · losst · lostt · lsot · olst
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Loh" and "lost" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Loh" vs "lost" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Loh" vs "lost" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Loh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,286 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Loh" and "lost" 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 #201,286 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.