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Which to use

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

#20,992
“Loge” frequency rank
#469
“Los” frequency rank
21461
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Loge Los
Definition kleiner abgetrennter Zuseherraum, vor allem im Theater oder in der Oper Schicksal, unbeeinflussbares Geschick

Where the eye mixes Loge and Los

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

4 ch
Loge
3 ch
Los

Visual trap between Loge and Los

A purely visual mix-up. Loge ([ˈloːʒə]) and Los ([loːs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21461, 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]. Los is at rank #469, tagged as anoun, pronounced [loːs].

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 21461, this pair ranks #1,885,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Loge vs Los

Shared letters: lo. Private to "Loge": eg. Private to "Los": s.

"Loge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Los" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Logelgoe · lloge · loeg · logge · olge

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Loge" and "Los" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈloːʒə] versus [loːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Loge" or "Los"?
"Los" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #469 in our German list, against #20,992 for "Loge". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Loge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Los" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,885,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Loge" and "Los" 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 #1,885,991 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