Which to use
“loth” is an adjective and “love” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,714
- “loth” frequency rank
- #2,833
- “love” frequency rank
- 48547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loth | love |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de loath. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de lover. |
Letter map: loth vs love
Shared letters muted; letters that set loth and love apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - loth and love
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loth is anadjective and loveaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loth is recorded at frequency rank #45,714, classified as anadj. love is at rank #2,833, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɔv\.
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 48547, this pair ranks #178,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loth vs love
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loth": ht. Private to "love": ev.
"loth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "love" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "loth" for "love" ever safe?
Which is more common, "loth" or "love"?
Useful next steps
Pair "loth" vs "love" 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 "love" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loth" and "love" 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 #178,059 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.