LohnvsLokiWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Lohn” and “Loki” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,371
“Lohn” frequency rank
#33,704
“Loki” frequency rank
38075
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lohn Loki
Definition Vergütung für eine geleistete Arbeit der Arbeiter Figur aus der nordischen Mythologie

Where the eye mixes Lohn and Loki

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

4 ch
Lohn
4 ch
Loki

Visual trap between Lohn and Loki

A purely visual mix-up. Lohn ([loːn]) and Loki ([ˈloːki]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lohn is recorded at frequency rank #4,371, classified as anoun, pronounced [loːn]. Loki is at rank #33,704, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈloːki].

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 38075, this pair ranks #1,573,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Lohn vs Loki

Shared letters: lo. Private to "Lohn": hn. Private to "Loki": ik.

"Lohn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Loki" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lohnlhon · llohn · lohhn · lohnn · lonh · olhn
  • Lokilkoi · lloki · loik · lokki · olki

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Lohn" and "Loki" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([loːn] versus [ˈloːki]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Lohn" or "Loki"?
"Lohn" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,371 in our German list, against #33,704 for "Loki". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Lohn" and "Loki" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Lohn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Loki" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,573,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lohn" and "Loki" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loki 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 #1,573,434 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