# loch

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɔx/ · frequency rank #16,064

## Definitions
1. A lake.
2. A bay or arm of the sea.

## Etymology
From Middle English lough, borrowed from Scottish Gaelic loch. Doublet of lay, Looe, and lough.

## Easily confused with
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-lot)
- **low** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-low)
- **lol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-lol)
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-los)
- **log** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-log)
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-lou)
- **loo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-loo)
- **Lon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-lon)
- **lor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-lor)
- **lop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-lop)
- **Lod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-lod)
- **lox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-lox)
- **loy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-loy)
- **Loh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-loh)
- **LSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-lsc)
- **love** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-love)
- **long** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-long)
- **look** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-look)
- **lost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-lost)
- **lord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-lord)

## Common misspellings (6)
`lcoh`, `lloch`, `locch`, `lochh`, `lohc`, `olch`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/loch