Which to use
“lost” and “loth” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,430
- “lost” frequency rank
- #45,714
- “loth” frequency rank
- 61144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lost | loth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ignorant. | Variante orthographique de loath. |
Letter map: lost vs loth
Shared letters muted; letters that set lost and loth apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - lost / loth
lost 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 61144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lost is recorded at frequency rank #15,430, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɔst\. 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 61144, this pair ranks #93,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lost vs loth
Shared letters: lot. Private to "lost": s. Private to "loth": h.
"lost" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "loth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lost" and "loth" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lost" vs "loth" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lost" and "loth".
- Full dictionary entry for "lost" 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 #93,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lost" 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 #93,849 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.