Which to use
“Löhne” is a noun and “lohnt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,100
- “Löhne” frequency rank
- #2,210
- “lohnt” frequency rank
- 10310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Löhne | lohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lohn | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lohnen |
Where the eye mixes Löhne and lohnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Löhne (CVCCV) and lohnt (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Löhne with lohnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Löhne is [ˈløːnə] while lohnt is [loːnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Löhne is recorded at frequency rank #8,100, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈløːnə]. lohnt is at rank #2,210, tagged as averb, pronounced [loːnt].
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 10310, this pair ranks #1,975,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Löhne vs lohnt
Shared letters: hln. Private to "Löhne": eö. Private to "lohnt": ot.
"Löhne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lohnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lohnt ← lhont · llohnt · lohhnt · lohnnt · lohntt · lohtn · lonht · olhnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Löhne" and "lohnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Löhne" or "lohnt" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Löhne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lohnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Löhne" and "lohnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loh vs Löhne". 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 #1,975,766 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.