lomavslotsConfusable pair

Which to use

“loma” and “lots” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,575
“loma” frequency rank
#1,399
“lots” frequency rank
35974
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature loma lots
Definition A lobe, flap or fringe bordering the toe of a bird. plural of lot

Letter map: loma vs lots

Shared letters muted; letters that set loma and lots apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
loma
4 ch
lots

Corpus notes: loma and lots

loma and lots are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

loma is recorded at frequency rank #34,575, classified as anoun. lots is at rank #1,399, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɑts/.

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 35974, this pair ranks #307,309 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of loma vs lots

Shared letters: lo. Private to "loma": am. Private to "lots": st.

"loma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "lots" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lomalloma · lomma · olma
  • lotsllots · lotss · lotts · ltos · olts

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "loma" and "lots" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "loma" vs "lots" - which ranks higher?
"lots" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,399 in our English list, against #34,575 for "loma". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loma" and "lots".

  • Full dictionary entry for "loma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #307,309 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "loma" and "lots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loma vs lope". 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 #307,309 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list