Which to use
“loco” is a noun and “lösch” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,324
- “loco” frequency rank
- #20,332
- “lösch” frequency rank
- 61656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loco | lösch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ort, Platz, Stelle; auch in Fachwort | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs löschen |
Letter map: loco vs lösch
Shared letters muted; letters that set loco and lösch apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. loco runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lösch's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: loco vs lösch
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loco is anoun and löschaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loco is recorded at frequency rank #41,324, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. lösch is at rank #20,332, tagged as averb, pronounced [lœʃ].
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 61656, this pair ranks #741,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loco vs lösch
Shared letters: cl. Private to "loco": o. Private to "lösch": hsö.
"loco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lösch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loco ← lcoo · lloco · locco · looc · olco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loco" and "lösch" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "loco" or "lösch" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "loco" vs "lösch" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "loco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lösch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #741,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loco" and "lösch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loco vs puzzles". 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 #741,548 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.