Which to use
“loo” is a noun and “loth” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,432
- “loo” frequency rank
- #45,714
- “loth” frequency rank
- 93146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loo | loth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cabinets, toilettes, waters, petit coin (pièce destinée à faire ses besoins). | Variante orthographique de loath. |
Letter map: loo vs loth
Shared letters muted; letters that set loo and loth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. loo runs 3 letters (CVV) against loth's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: loo vs loth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loo is anoun and lothanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loo is recorded at frequency rank #47,432, classified as anoun, pronounced \lu\. 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 93146, this pair ranks #2,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loo vs loth
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loo": -. Private to "loth": ht.
"loo" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "loth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loth ← lloth · loht · lothh · lotth · ltoh · olth
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loo" and "loth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "loo" or "loth" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loo" and "loth".
- Full dictionary entry for "loo" 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 #2,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loo" and "loth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "longo vs loo". 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 #2,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.