Which to use
“lehrt” and “lohnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,894
- “lehrt” frequency rank
- #2,210
- “lohnt” frequency rank
- 13104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lehrt | lohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehren | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lohnen |
Where the eye mixes lehrt and lohnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lehrt and lohnt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lehrt with lohnt
A purely visual mix-up. lehrt ([leːɐ̯t]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lehrt is recorded at frequency rank #10,894, classified as averb, pronounced [leːɐ̯t]. 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 13104, this pair ranks #1,960,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lehrt vs lohnt
Shared letters: hlt. Private to "lehrt": er. Private to "lohnt": no.
"lehrt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "lohnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lehrt" for "lohnt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lehrt" or "lohnt"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lehrt" 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 #1,960,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lehrt" and "lohnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs lehrt". 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 #1,960,095 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.