Which to use
“Lech” is a name and “loc” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,423
- “Lech” frequency rank
- #27,508
- “loc” frequency rank
- 74931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lech | loc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom masculin. | Loquet, serrure. |
Letter map: Lech vs loc
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lech and loc apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Lech / loc
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lech is aname and locanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lech is recorded at frequency rank #47,423, classified as aname, pronounced \lɛx\. loc is at rank #27,508, tagged as anoun.
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 74931, this pair ranks #35,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lech vs loc
Shared letters: cl. Private to "Lech": eh. Private to "loc": o.
"Lech" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "loc" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lech ← elch · lceh · lecch · lechh · lehc · llech
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lech" for "loc" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Lech" vs "loc" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Lech" vs "loc" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lech" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lech" and "loc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lech vs lep". 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 #35,602 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.