locovsLohrWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: loco is a noun, Lohr is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“loco” is a noun and “Lohr” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,324
“loco” frequency rank
#38,884
“Lohr” frequency rank
80208
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature loco Lohr
Definition Ort, Platz, Stelle; auch in Fachwort eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set loco and Lohr apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
loco
4 ch
Lohr

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loco is anoun and Lohraname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

loco is recorded at frequency rank #41,324, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Lohr is at rank #38,884, tagged as aname, pronounced [loːɐ̯].

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 80208, this pair ranks #200,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of loco vs Lohr

Shared letters: lo. Private to "loco": c. Private to "Lohr": hr.

"loco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Lohr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • locolcoo · lloco · locco · looc · olco
  • Lohrlhor · llohr · lohhr · lohrr · lorh · olhr

Frequency comparison

loco#41,324
Lohr#38,884

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "loco" and "Lohr" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "loco" is a noun and "Lohr" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "loco" or "Lohr"?
"Lohr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,884 in our German list, against #41,324 for "loco". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering loco vs Lohr

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “loco”; for a name, it's “Lohr”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “loco” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list