Which to use
“loco” and “Löwe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,324
- “loco” frequency rank
- #8,752
- “Löwe” frequency rank
- 50076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loco | Löwe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ort, Platz, Stelle; auch in Fachwort | (in Afrika sowie im westlichen Indien beheimatetes, zu den Großkatzen zählendes) Raubtier mit langem Schwanz, dessen kurzes Fell graugelb bis ockerfarben gefärbt ist und deren Männchen eine lange Mähne um Nacken und Schultern besitzen |
Letter map: loco vs Löwe
Shared letters muted; letters that set loco and Löwe apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Corpus notes: loco and Löwe
loco and Löwe are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loco is recorded at frequency rank #41,324, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Löwe is at rank #8,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈløːvə].
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 50076, this pair ranks #1,187,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loco vs Löwe
Shared letters: l. Private to "loco": co. Private to "Löwe": ewö.
"loco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Löwe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- loco ← lcoo · lloco · locco · looc · olco
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loco" and "Löwe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loco" vs "Löwe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "loco" and "Löwe". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "loco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Löwe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,187,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loco" and "Löwe" 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 #1,187,549 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.