Which to use
“Lomé” is a name and “loth” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,846
- “Lomé” frequency rank
- #45,714
- “loth” frequency rank
- 75560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lomé | loth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ville et capitale du Togo. | Variante orthographique de loath. |
Letter map: Lomé vs loth
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lomé and loth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: Lomé vs loth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lomé is aname and lothanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lomé is recorded at frequency rank #29,846, classified as aname, pronounced \lo.me\. 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 75560, this pair ranks #33,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lomé vs loth
Shared letters: lo. Private to "Lomé": mé. Private to "loth": ht.
"Lomé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loth ← lloth · loht · lothh · lotth · ltoh · olth
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lomé" for "loth" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Lomé" vs "loth" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Lomé" vs "loth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lomé" 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 #33,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lomé" 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 #33,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.