lodgevsLogenWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“lodge” and “Logen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,090
“lodge” frequency rank
#35,896
“Logen” frequency rank
61986
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lodge Logen
Definition der Raum eines Pförtners im Haupteingang eines Gebäudes Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Loge

Letter map: lodge vs Logen

Shared letters muted; letters that set lodge and Logen apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
lodge
5 ch
Logen

Spelling & dictionary notes on lodge vs Logen

lodge and Logen 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 61986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lodge is recorded at frequency rank #26,090, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Logen is at rank #35,896, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈloːʒn̩].

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 61986, this pair ranks #729,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lodge vs Logen

Shared letters: eglo. Private to "lodge": d. Private to "Logen": n.

"lodge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Logen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lodgeldoge · llodge · loddge · lodeg · lodgge · logde · oldge
  • Logenlgoen · llogen · loegn · logenn · loggen · logne · olgen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lodge" and "Logen" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "lodge" vs "Logen" - which ranks higher?
"lodge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,090 in our German list, against #35,896 for "Logen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lodge" and "Logen".

  • Full dictionary entry for "lodge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Logen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #729,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lodge" and "Logen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Logen vs Loses". 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 #729,479 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list