Which to use
“long” and “loth” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #401
- “long” frequency rank
- #45,714
- “loth” frequency rank
- 46115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | long | loth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie des objets considérés dans leur dimension d’une extrémité à l’autre, par opposition à court. | Variante orthographique de loath. |
Letter map: long vs loth
Shared letters muted; letters that set long and loth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on long vs loth
long and loth are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
long is recorded at frequency rank #401, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɔ̃\. 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 46115, this pair ranks #197,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of long vs loth
Shared letters: lo. Private to "long": gn. Private to "loth": ht.
"long" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "loth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "long" and "loth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "long" or "loth"?
What to do next
Pair "long" vs "loth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "long" 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 #197,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "long" 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 #197,494 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.