Which to use
“loma” and “loy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,575
- “loma” frequency rank
- #45,491
- “loy” frequency rank
- 80066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loma | loy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A lobe, flap or fringe bordering the toe of a bird. | A type of one-eared spade used in Ireland. |
Letter map: loma vs loy
Shared letters muted; letters that set loma and loy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. loma runs 4 letters (CVCV) against loy's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: loma and loy
loma and loy 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loma is recorded at frequency rank #34,575, classified as anoun. loy is at rank #45,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɔɪ/.
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 80066, this pair ranks #20,635 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loma vs loy
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loma": am. Private to "loy": y.
"loma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- loma ← lloma · lomma · olma
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "loma" for "loy" ever safe?
Frequency check: "loma" vs "loy" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "loma" and "loy". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "loma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,635 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loma" and "loy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loy 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 #20,635 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.