ld vs loh, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ld” is an abbrev and “loh” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,065
“ld” frequency rank: #44,776
“loh” frequency rank: 84841
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ld	loh
Definition	Mathematik: Schreibweise für den Zweierlogarithmus, den Logarithmus zur Basis 2, Kurzform für log₂	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lohen

Letter map: ld vs loh

Shared letters muted; letters that set ld and loh apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. ld runs 2 letters (CC) against loh's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

2 ch

3 ch

loh

Grammar separator: ld vs loh

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ld is anabbrev and lohaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ld is recorded at frequency rank #40,065, classified as anabbrev. loh is at rank #44,776, tagged as averb, pronounced [loː].

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 84841, this pair ranks #117,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ld vs loh

Shared letters: l. Private to "ld": d. Private to "loh": ho.

"ld" · 2 letters · shape CC · "loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ld" and "loh" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ld" is an abbrev and "loh" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "ld" vs "loh" - which ranks higher?

"ld" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,065 in our German list, against #44,776 for "loh". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "ld" vs "loh" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "ld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "loh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #117,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ld" and "loh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loh vs Lori". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #117,415 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.