lohvslohntWhat's the difference?

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.

3 ch
loh
5 ch
lohnt

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?
No. They are said differently ([loː] versus [loːnt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "loh" vs "lohnt" - which ranks higher?
"lohnt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,210 in our German list, against #44,776 for "loh". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list