# Loretta vs lotta

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Loretta
*name · IPA /ˌləˈɹɛtə/ · frequency rank #20,419*
A female given name from Latin, variant of Lauretta, Italian diminutive of Laura; or a form of Loreto.

### lotta
*contraction · IPA /ˈlɒtə/ · frequency rank #22,426*
Contraction of lot + of.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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