Which to use
“Lage” and “lake” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #584
- “Lage” frequency rank
- #10,319
- “lake” frequency rank
- 10903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lage | lake |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stelle, an der etwas liegt | Stillgewässer, das vollständig von einer Landfläche umgeben ist; See |
Where the eye mixes Lage and lake
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Lage and lake follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Lage and lake
A purely visual mix-up. Lage ([ˈlaːɡə]) and lake ([leɪk]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - g in “Lage” becomes k in “lake”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lage is recorded at frequency rank #584, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaːɡə]. lake is at rank #10,319, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leɪk].
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 10903, this pair ranks #1,972,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lage vs lake
Shared letters: ael. Private to "Lage": g. Private to "lake": k.
"Lage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lage" and "lake" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Lage" vs "lake" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lage" and "lake" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lake 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 #1,972,718 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.