loh vs lx, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#44,776
“loh” frequency rank: #42,666
“lx” frequency rank: 87442
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	loh	lx
Definition	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lohen	Lux

Letter map: loh vs lx

Shared letters muted; letters that set loh and lx apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. loh runs 3 letters (CVC) against lx's 2 (CC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch

loh

2 ch

Grammar separator: loh vs lx

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loh is averb and lxanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87442, 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]. lx is at rank #42,666, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].

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 87442, this pair ranks #80,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of loh vs lx

Shared letters: l. Private to "loh": ho. Private to "lx": x.

"loh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lx" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

In ordinary German text, does "loh" or "lx" show up more?

"lx" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,666 in our German list, against #44,776 for "loh". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loh" and "lx".

Full dictionary entry for "loh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "lx" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #80,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"loh" and "lx" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lx vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #80,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.