LohnvsLoriWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,371
“Lohn” frequency rank
#47,568
“Lori” frequency rank
51939
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lohn Lori
Definition Vergütung für eine geleistete Arbeit der Arbeiter Papagei aus der Unterfamilie Loriinae innerhalb der echten Papageien

Where the eye mixes Lohn and Lori

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

4 ch
Lohn
4 ch
Lori

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Lohn ([loːn]) and Lori ([ˈloːʁi]) 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 51939, 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]. Lori is at rank #47,568, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈloːʁi].

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 51939, this pair ranks #1,116,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Lohn vs Lori

Shared letters: lo. Private to "Lohn": hn. Private to "Lori": ir.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lohnlhon · llohn · lohhn · lohnn · lonh · olhn
  • Lorillori · loir · lorri · lroi · olri

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Lohn" and "Lori" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([loːn] versus [ˈloːʁi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Lohn" or "Lori"?
"Lohn" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,371 in our German list, against #47,568 for "Lori". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Lohn" and "Lori". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Lohn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lori" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,116,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lohn" and "Lori" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lai 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list