Which to use
“late” is a noun and “loth” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,229
- “late” frequency rank
- #45,714
- “loth” frequency rank
- 73943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | late | loth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Latte. | Variante orthographique de loath. |
Letter map: late vs loth
Shared letters muted; letters that set late and loth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. late (CVCV) and loth (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: late vs loth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: late is anoun and lothanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
late is recorded at frequency rank #28,229, classified as anoun, pronounced \lat\. loth is at rank #45,714, tagged as anadj.
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 73943, this pair ranks #38,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of late vs loth
Shared letters: lt. Private to "late": ae. Private to "loth": ho.
"late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "late" and "loth" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "late" vs "loth" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "late" vs "loth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "late" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "late" and "loth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs loth". 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 #38,803 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.