locvsloftWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“loc” and “loft” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,694
“loc” frequency rank
#44,838
“loft” frequency rank
78532
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature loc loft
Definition Cerradura. Ático, desván o área de almacenamiento, usualmente con techo inclinado.

Letter map: loc vs loft

Shared letters muted; letters that set loc and loft apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. loc runs 3 letters (CVC) against loft's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
loc
4 ch
loft

Corpus notes: loc and loft

loc and loft are indexed as a confusable Spanish 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 78532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

loc is recorded at frequency rank #33,694, classified as anoun. loft is at rank #44,838, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɒft/.

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 78532, this pair ranks #14,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of loc vs loft

Shared letters: lo. Private to "loc": c. Private to "loft": ft.

"loc" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "loft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • loft ← lfot · lloft · lofft · loftt · lotf · olft

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "loc" and "loft" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "loc" or "loft" show up more?
"loc" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,694 in our Spanish list, against #44,838 for "loft". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loc" and "loft".

  • Full dictionary entry for "loc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "loft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "loc" and "loft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loft vs lotto". 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 #14,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list