Which to use
“loh” is a verb and “Lohn” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,776
- “loh” frequency rank
- #4,371
- “Lohn” frequency rank
- 49147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loh | Lohn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lohen | Vergütung für eine geleistete Arbeit der Arbeiter |
Where the eye mixes loh and Lohn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: loh is [loː] while Lohn is [loːn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “loh” sits inside “Lohn”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loh is recorded at frequency rank #44,776, classified as averb, pronounced [loː]. Lohn is at rank #4,371, tagged as anoun, pronounced [loːn].
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 49147, this pair ranks #1,222,402 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loh vs Lohn
Shared letters: hlo. Private to "loh": -. Private to "Lohn": n.
"loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Lohn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lohn ← lhon · llohn · lohhn · lohnn · lonh · olhn