Which to use
“lock” is a verb and “loth” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,485
- “lock” frequency rank
- #45,714
- “loth” frequency rank
- 66199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lock | loth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de locken. | Variante orthographique de loath. |
Letter map: lock vs loth
Shared letters muted; letters that set lock and loth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - lock and loth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lock is averb and lothanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lock is recorded at frequency rank #20,485, classified as averb, pronounced \lɔk\. 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 66199, this pair ranks #68,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lock vs loth
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lock": ck. Private to "loth": ht.
"lock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "loth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lock" and "loth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lock" or "loth" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "lock" vs "loth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lock" 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 #68,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lock" 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 #68,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.