Which to use
“lobt” is a verb and “low” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,428
- “lobt” frequency rank
- #7,361
- “low” frequency rank
- 20789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lobt | low |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs loben | etwas hat eine niedrige Höhe |
Where the eye mixes lobt and low
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lobt and low
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lobt is [loːpt] while low is [ləʊ]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lobt is recorded at frequency rank #13,428, classified as averb, pronounced [loːpt]. low is at rank #7,361, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ləʊ].
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 20789, this pair ranks #1,893,739 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lobt vs low
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lobt": bt. Private to "low": w.
"lobt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "low" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lobt ← lbot · llobt · lobbt · lobtt · lotb · olbt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lobt" and "low" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lobt" or "low" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lobt" and "low" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lobt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "low" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,739 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lobt" and "low" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobt vs Lori". 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 #1,893,739 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.