Which to use
“lo” is a noun and “loth” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,119
- “lo” frequency rank
- #45,714
- “loth” frequency rank
- 53833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lo | loth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Année. | Variante orthographique de loath. |
Letter map: lo vs loth
Shared letters muted; letters that set lo and loth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - lo and loth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lo is anoun and lothanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “lo” sits inside “loth”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lo is recorded at frequency rank #8,119, classified as anoun, pronounced \lo\. 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 53833, this pair ranks #138,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lo vs loth
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lo": -. Private to "loth": ht.
"lo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "loth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loth ← lloth · loht · lothh · lotth · ltoh · olth
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lo" and "loth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lo" vs "loth" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "lo" vs "loth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lo" 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 #138,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lo" 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 #138,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.