Which to use
“loco” is a noun and “low” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,324
- “loco” frequency rank
- #7,361
- “low” frequency rank
- 48685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loco | low |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ort, Platz, Stelle; auch in Fachwort | etwas hat eine niedrige Höhe |
Letter map: loco vs low
Shared letters muted; letters that set loco and low apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: loco vs low
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loco is anoun and lowanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loco is recorded at frequency rank #41,324, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. low is at rank #7,361, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ləʊ].
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 48685, this pair ranks #1,239,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loco vs low
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loco": c. Private to "low": w.
"loco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "low" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loco ← lcoo · lloco · locco · looc · olco
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loco" and "low" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "loco" or "low" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loco" and "low".
- Full dictionary entry for "loco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "low" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,239,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loco" and "low" 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 #1,239,425 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.