Which to use
“loh” is a verb and “Lola” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,776
- “loh” frequency rank
- #18,616
- “Lola” frequency rank
- 63392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loh | Lola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lohen | weiblicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes loh and Lola
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. loh runs 3 letters (CVC) against Lola's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between loh and Lola
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: loh is [loː] while Lola is [ˈloːla]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63392, 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]. Lola is at rank #18,616, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈloːla].
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 63392, this pair ranks #678,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loh vs Lola
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loh": h. Private to "Lola": a.
"loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Lola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lola ← lloa · llola · loal · lolla · olla
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loh" and "Lola" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "loh" or "Lola" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "loh" and "Lola" 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 "Lola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #678,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loh" and "Lola" 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 #678,405 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.