Which to use
“lady” and “Lage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,599
- “lady” frequency rank
- #584
- “Lage” frequency rank
- 4183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lady | Lage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | höfliche Bezeichnung weiblicher Person(en) | Stelle, an der etwas liegt |
Where the eye mixes lady and Lage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lady and Lage
A purely visual mix-up. lady ([ˈleɪdi]) and Lage ([ˈlaːɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lady is recorded at frequency rank #3,599, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleɪdi]. Lage is at rank #584, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaːɡə].
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 4183, this pair ranks #1,998,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lady vs Lage
Shared letters: al. Private to "lady": dy. Private to "Lage": eg.
"lady" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Lage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lady" and "Lage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lady" vs "Lage" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lady" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lady" and "Lage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lady vs lame". 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 #1,998,369 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.