Which to use
“loc” is a noun and “loth” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,508
- “loc” frequency rank
- #45,714
- “loth” frequency rank
- 73222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loc | loth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Loquet, serrure. | Variante orthographique de loath. |
Letter map: loc vs loth
Shared letters muted; letters that set loc and loth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for loc / loth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loc is anoun and lothanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loc is recorded at frequency rank #27,508, classified as anoun. 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 73222, this pair ranks #41,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loc vs loth
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loc": c. Private to "loth": ht.
"loc" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "loth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loth ← lloth · loht · lothh · lotth · ltoh · olth
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loc" and "loth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loc" vs "loth" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "loc" vs "loth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "loc" 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 #41,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loc" 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 #41,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.