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“lobte” and “löste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,865
- “lobte” frequency rank
- #6,693
- “löste” frequency rank
- 21558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lobte | löste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs loben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lösen |
Where the eye mixes lobte and löste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lobte vs löste
A purely visual mix-up. lobte ([ˈloːptə]) and löste ([ˈløːstə]) 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 21558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lobte is recorded at frequency rank #14,865, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈloːptə]. löste is at rank #6,693, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈløːstə].
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 21558, this pair ranks #1,884,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lobte vs löste
Shared letters: elt. Private to "lobte": bo. Private to "löste": sö.
"lobte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "löste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lobte ← lbote · llobte · lobbte · lobet · lobtte · lotbe · olbte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lobte" and "löste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lobte" or "löste" show up more?
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 "lobte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "löste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lobte" and "löste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobte vs Lübke". 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 #1,884,844 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.