Which to use
“lehnt” and “lohnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,557
- “lehnt” frequency rank
- #2,210
- “lohnt” frequency rank
- 8767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lehnt | lohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehnen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lohnen |
Where the eye mixes lehnt and lohnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lehnt and lohnt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lehnt and lohnt
A purely visual mix-up. lehnt ([leːnt]) and lohnt ([loːnt]) 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 - e in “lehnt” becomes o in “lohnt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lehnt is recorded at frequency rank #6,557, classified as averb, pronounced [leːnt]. lohnt is at rank #2,210, tagged as averb, pronounced [loːnt].
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 8767, this pair ranks #1,982,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lehnt vs lohnt
Shared letters: hlnt. Private to "lehnt": e. Private to "lohnt": o.
"lehnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "lohnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lehnt" and "lohnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lehnt" or "lohnt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lehnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lohnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lehnt" and "lohnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs lehnt". 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 #1,982,934 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.