Which to use
“loco” is a noun and “löst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,324
- “loco” frequency rank
- #3,389
- “löst” frequency rank
- 44713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loco | löst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ort, Platz, Stelle; auch in Fachwort | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lösen |
Letter map: loco vs löst
Shared letters muted; letters that set loco and löst apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for loco / löst
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loco is anoun and löstaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loco is recorded at frequency rank #41,324, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. löst is at rank #3,389, tagged as averb, pronounced [løːst].
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 44713, this pair ranks #1,377,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loco vs löst
Shared letters: l. Private to "loco": co. Private to "löst": stö.
"loco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "löst" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loco ← lcoo · lloco · locco · looc · olco
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loco" and "löst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loco" vs "löst" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "loco" vs "löst" 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 "löst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,377,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loco" and "löst" 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 #1,377,162 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.