Which to use
“loch” and “loches” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,033
- “loch” frequency rank
- #47,430
- “loches” frequency rank
- 83463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loch | loches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plan d’eau, lac, fjord, estuaire, baie ou crique en Écosse ou en Irlande. | Pluriel de loche. |
Where the eye mixes loch and loches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: loch vs loches
A purely visual mix-up. loch (\lɔk\) and loches (\lɔʃ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “loch” sits inside “loches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loch is recorded at frequency rank #36,033, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔk\. loches is at rank #47,430, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔʃ\.
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 83463, this pair ranks #14,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loch vs loches
Shared letters: chlo. Private to "loch": -. Private to "loches": es.
"loch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "loches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loch" and "loches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loch" vs "loches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "loch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loch" and "loches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lichens vs loches". 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 #14,785 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.