loh vs Los, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“loh” is a verb and “Los” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,776
“loh” frequency rank: #469
“Los” frequency rank: 45245
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	loh	Los
Definition	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lohen	Schicksal, unbeeinflussbares Geschick

Where the eye mixes loh and Los

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

3 ch

loh

3 ch

Los

Why the eye confuses loh with Los

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: loh is [loː] while Los is [loːs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - h in “loh” becomes s in “Los”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45245, 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]. Los is at rank #469, tagged as anoun, pronounced [loːs].

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 45245, this pair ranks #1,359,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of loh vs Los

Shared letters: lo. Private to "loh": h. Private to "Los": s.

"loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Los" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "loh" and "Los" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "loh" is a verb and "Los" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "loh" or "Los"?

"Los" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #469 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 "Los" 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 "Los" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,359,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"loh" and "Los" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loh vs Lori". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,359,609 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.