LogisvslordsWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#46,816
“Logis” frequency rank
#20,993
“lords” frequency rank
67809
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Logis lords
Definition meist spartanische Unterkunft 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lord

Letter map: Logis vs lords

Shared letters muted; letters that set Logis and lords apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Logis
5 ch
lords

Part-of-speech tell for Logis / lords

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Logis is anoun and lordsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Logis is recorded at frequency rank #46,816, classified as anoun, pronounced [loˈʒiː]. lords is at rank #20,993, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 67809, this pair ranks #528,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Logis vs lords

Shared letters: los. Private to "Logis": gi. Private to "lords": dr.

"Logis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "lords" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Logislgois · llogis · loggis · logiss · logsi · loigs · olgis
  • lordsllords · lodrs · lordds · lordss · lorrds · lorsd · lrods · olrds

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Logis" for "lords" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Logis" is a noun and "lords" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Logis" or "lords" show up more?
"lords" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,993 in our German list, against #46,816 for "Logis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "Logis" vs "lords" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Logis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lords" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #528,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Logis" and "lords" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Logis 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 #528,081 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