LogovsLohrTell them apart

Quick tell: Logo is a noun, Lohr is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Logo” is a noun and “Lohr” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,757
“Logo” frequency rank
#38,884
“Lohr” frequency rank
42641
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Logo Lohr
Definition graphisches Kennzeichen, mit dem sich eine Firma selbst darstellt, als Erkennungszeichen für eine Institution oder (seltener) Person – ein meist künstlerisch gestaltetes oder ergänztes Wort (ein Firmenname, Text oder zumindest Buchstabe oder Schriftzeichen); – ein Ikon oder eine Graphik (auch ohne Wort) eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Where the eye mixes Logo and Lohr

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

4 ch
Logo
4 ch
Lohr

Why the eye confuses Logo with Lohr

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Logo is [ˈloːɡo] while Lohr is [loːɐ̯]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Logo is recorded at frequency rank #3,757, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈloːɡo]. Lohr is at rank #38,884, tagged as aname, pronounced [loːɐ̯].

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 42641, this pair ranks #1,443,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Logo vs Lohr

Shared letters: lo. Private to "Logo": g. Private to "Lohr": hr.

"Logo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Lohr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Logolgoo · llogo · loggo · loog · olgo
  • Lohrlhor · llohr · lohhr · lohrr · lorh · olhr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Logo" for "Lohr" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Logo" is a noun and "Lohr" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Logo" or "Lohr" show up more?
"Logo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,757 in our German list, against #38,884 for "Lohr". 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 "Logo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lohr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,443,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Logo" and "Lohr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lohr vs Lori". 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 #1,443,081 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