LogevslookWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Loge is a noun, look is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Loge” is a noun and “look” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,992
“Loge” frequency rank
#6,324
“look” frequency rank
27316
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Loge look
Definition kleiner abgetrennter Zuseherraum, vor allem im Theater oder in der Oper schauen, sehen

Where the eye mixes Loge and look

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Loge
4 ch
look

Why the eye confuses Loge with look

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Loge is [ˈloːʒə] while look is [lʊk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Loge is recorded at frequency rank #20,992, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈloːʒə]. look is at rank #6,324, tagged as averb, pronounced [lʊk].

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 27316, this pair ranks #1,803,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Loge vs look

Shared letters: lo. Private to "Loge": eg. Private to "look": k.

"Loge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "look" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Logelgoe · lloge · loeg · logge · olge
  • lookllook · loko · lookk · olok

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Loge" for "look" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Loge" is a noun and "look" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Loge" or "look"?
"look" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,324 in our German list, against #20,992 for "Loge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Loge" and "look" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Loge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "look" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,803,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Loge" and "look" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs Loge". 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 #1,803,740 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