Which to use
“loch” is a noun and “los” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,566
- “loch” frequency rank
- #394
- “los” frequency rank
- 49960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loch | los |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | curso d'água na Escócia ou na Irlanda | os, pronome demonstrativo |
Letter map: loch vs los
Shared letters muted; letters that set loch and los apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - loch and los
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loch is anoun and losapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loch is recorded at frequency rank #49,566, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɔk/. los is at rank #394, tagged as apron.
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 49960, this pair ranks #15,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loch vs los
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loch": ch. Private to "los": s.
"loch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "los" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loch ← lcoh · lloch · locch · lochh · lohc · olch
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loch" and "los" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "loch" or "los"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loch" and "los".
- Full dictionary entry for "loch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "los" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loch" and "los" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs loch". 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 #15,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.