Which to use
“loco” is a noun and “loh” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,324
- “loco” frequency rank
- #44,776
- “loh” frequency rank
- 86100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loco | loh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ort, Platz, Stelle; auch in Fachwort | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lohen |
Letter map: loco vs loh
Shared letters muted; letters that set loco and loh apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. loco runs 4 letters (CVCV) against loh's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for loco / loh
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loco is anoun and lohaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loco is recorded at frequency rank #41,324, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. loh is at rank #44,776, tagged as averb, pronounced [loː].
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 86100, this pair ranks #98,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loco vs loh
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loco": c. Private to "loh": h.
"loco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loco ← lcoo · lloco · locco · looc · olco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loco" and "loh" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "loco" or "loh" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loco" and "loh".
- Full dictionary entry for "loco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loco" and "loh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loh 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 #98,640 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.