Which to use
“loh” and “lohnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,776
- “loh” frequency rank
- #2,210
- “lohnt” frequency rank
- 46986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loh | lohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lohen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lohnen |
Where the eye mixes loh and lohnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. loh runs 3 letters (CVC) against lohnt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: loh vs lohnt
A purely visual mix-up. loh ([loː]) and lohnt ([loːnt]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “loh” sits inside “lohnt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46986, 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]. lohnt is at rank #2,210, tagged as averb, pronounced [loːnt].
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 46986, this pair ranks #1,300,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loh vs lohnt
Shared letters: hlo. Private to "loh": -. Private to "lohnt": nt.
"loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lohnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lohnt ← lhont · llohnt · lohhnt · lohnnt · lohntt · lohtn · lonht · olhnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loh" and "lohnt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "loh" vs "lohnt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "loh" and "lohnt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "loh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lohnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,300,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loh" and "lohnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loh 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 #1,300,110 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.