largevslodgeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: large is a adverb, lodge is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“large” is an adverb and “lodge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,208
“large” frequency rank
#26,090
“lodge” frequency rank
49298
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature large lodge
Definition groß, beträchtlich, riesig der Raum eines Pförtners im Haupteingang eines Gebäudes

Letter map: large vs lodge

Shared letters muted; letters that set large and lodge apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
large
5 ch
lodge

Grammar separator: large vs lodge

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: large is anadverb and lodgeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

large is recorded at frequency rank #23,208, classified as anadv, pronounced [lɑːd͡ʒ]. lodge is at rank #26,090, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 49298, this pair ranks #1,216,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of large vs lodge

Shared letters: egl. Private to "large": ar. Private to "lodge": do.

"large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "lodge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • largealrge · lareg · largge · larrge · llarge · lrage
  • lodgeldoge · llodge · loddge · lodeg · lodgge · logde · oldge

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "large" and "lodge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "large" is an adverb and "lodge" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "large" or "lodge" show up more?
"large" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,208 in our German list, against #26,090 for "lodge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "large" and "lodge".

  • Full dictionary entry for "large" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lodge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,216,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "large" and "lodge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lodge vs puzzles". 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 #1,216,716 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list