Which to use
“Loh” is a name and “lox” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,164
- “Loh” frequency rank
- #44,312
- “lox” frequency rank
- 91476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Loh | lox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked. |
Letter map: Loh vs lox
Shared letters muted; letters that set Loh and lox apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Loh and lox follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: Loh vs lox
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Loh is aname and loxanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - h in “Loh” becomes x in “lox”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Loh is recorded at frequency rank #47,164, classified as aname. lox is at rank #44,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɒks/.
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 91476, this pair ranks #3,272 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Loh vs lox
Shared letters: lo. Private to "Loh": h. Private to "lox": x.
"Loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Loh" for "lox" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Loh" vs "lox" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Loh" and "lox".
- Full dictionary entry for "Loh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,272 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Loh" and "lox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loh vs LSC". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #3,272 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.