Which to use
“loft” is a noun and “loth” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,609
- “loft” frequency rank
- #45,714
- “loth” frequency rank
- 68323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loft | loth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Logement constitué d'espaces ouverts le plus souvent situé dans un ancien atelier, entrepôt ou usine. | Variante orthographique de loath. |
Letter map: loft vs loth
Shared letters muted; letters that set loft and loth apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - loft and loth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loft is anoun and lothanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loft is recorded at frequency rank #22,609, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔft\. 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 68323, this pair ranks #59,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loft vs loth
Shared letters: lot. Private to "loft": f. Private to "loth": h.
"loft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "loth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loft" and "loth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "loft" or "loth"?
What to do next
Pair "loft" vs "loth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "loft" 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 #59,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loft" 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 #59,643 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.