Which to use
“loir” is a noun and “loth” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,502
- “loir” frequency rank
- #45,714
- “loth” frequency rank
- 60216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loir | loth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit mammifère de la famille des gliridés ou myoxidés, sous-ordre des myomorphes, ordre des rongeurs vrais ; il en existe plusieurs espèces en Europe, en Asie et en Afrique. | Variante orthographique de loath. |
Letter map: loir vs loth
Shared letters muted; letters that set loir and loth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: loir vs loth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loir 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 60216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loir is recorded at frequency rank #14,502, classified as anoun, pronounced \lwaʁ\. 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 60216, this pair ranks #98,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loir vs loth
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loir": ir. Private to "loth": ht.
"loir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "loth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loir" and "loth" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "loir" vs "loth" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "loir" and "loth". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "loir" 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 #98,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loir" 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 #98,816 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.