Which to use
“Löhne” and “Lounge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,100
- “Löhne” frequency rank
- #12,531
- “Lounge” frequency rank
- 20631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Löhne | Lounge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lohn | ein Raum im Eingangsbereich eines Hotels, in dem bequeme Sitzmöbel stehen und sich Gäste ungezwungen aufhalten können |
Where the eye mixes Löhne and Lounge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Löhne runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Lounge's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Löhne and Lounge
A purely visual mix-up. Löhne ([ˈløːnə]) and Lounge ([laʊ̯nd͡ʒ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20631, 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]. Lounge is at rank #12,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laʊ̯nd͡ʒ].
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 20631, this pair ranks #1,895,515 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Löhne vs Lounge
Shared letters: eln. Private to "Löhne": hö. Private to "Lounge": gou.
"Löhne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Lounge" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lounge ← llounge · lonuge · lougne · louneg · loungge · lounnge · luonge · olunge
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Löhne" for "Lounge" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Löhne" or "Lounge" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Löhne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lounge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,895,515 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Löhne" and "Lounge" 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 #1,895,515 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.