Which to use
“Lehne” is a noun and “lohnen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,620
- “Lehne” frequency rank
- #10,518
- “lohnen” frequency rank
- 25138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lehne | lohnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sitzmöbelteil, an den man sich anlehnen oder auf den man sich stützen kann | sich für etwas Gutes erkenntlich zeigen |
Where the eye mixes Lehne and lohnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Lehne and lohnen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lehne is [ˈleːnə] while lohnen is [ˈloːnən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lehne is recorded at frequency rank #14,620, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːnə]. lohnen is at rank #10,518, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈloːnən].
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 25138, this pair ranks #1,837,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lehne vs lohnen
Shared letters: ehln. Private to "Lehne": -. Private to "lohnen": o.
"Lehne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lohnen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lehne" and "lohnen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Lehne" or "lohnen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Lehne" and "lohnen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lehne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lohnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,837,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lehne" and "lohnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lohnen vs Lotsen". 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 #1,837,597 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.