Which to use
“lehnten” and “lohnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,213
- “lehnten” frequency rank
- #10,518
- “lohnen” frequency rank
- 33731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lehnten | lohnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs lehnen | sich für etwas Gutes erkenntlich zeigen |
Where the eye mixes lehnten and lohnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lehnten runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against lohnen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lehnten vs lohnen
A purely visual mix-up. lehnten ([ˈleːntn̩]) and lohnen ([ˈloːnən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lehnten is recorded at frequency rank #23,213, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈleːntn̩]. 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 33731, this pair ranks #1,679,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lehnten vs lohnen
Shared letters: ehln. Private to "lehnten": t. Private to "lohnen": o.
"lehnten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "lohnen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lehnten" for "lohnen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lehnten" vs "lohnen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lehnten" 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 #1,679,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lehnten" and "lohnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lehnten vs lenzen". 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 #1,679,339 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.