Which to use
“loth” is an adjective and “lots” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,714
- “loth” frequency rank
- #9,192
- “lots” frequency rank
- 54906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loth | lots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de loath. | Pluriel de lot. |
Letter map: loth vs lots
Shared letters muted; letters that set loth and lots apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - loth and lots
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loth is anadjective and lotsanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - h in “loth” becomes s in “lots”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loth is recorded at frequency rank #45,714, classified as anadj. lots is at rank #9,192, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lo\.
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 54906, this pair ranks #130,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loth vs lots
Shared letters: lot. Private to "loth": h. Private to "lots": s.
"loth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lots" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loth" and "lots" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "loth" or "lots" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "loth" vs "lots" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "loth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loth" and "lots" 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 #130,890 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.