LohrvsLoireWhich spelling fits?

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

#38,884
“Lohr” frequency rank
#40,070
“Loire” frequency rank
78954
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lohr Loire
Definition eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland in den Atlantik mündender Fluss in Frankreich

Where the eye mixes Lohr and Loire

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Lohr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Loire's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Lohr
5 ch
Loire

Look-alike desk: Lohr vs Loire

A purely visual mix-up. Lohr ([loːɐ̯]) and Loire ([lo̯aːɐ̯]) 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 78954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lohr is recorded at frequency rank #38,884, classified as aname, pronounced [loːɐ̯]. Loire is at rank #40,070, tagged as aname, pronounced [lo̯aːɐ̯].

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 78954, this pair ranks #226,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Lohr vs Loire

Shared letters: lor. Private to "Lohr": h. Private to "Loire": ei.

"Lohr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Loire" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lohr ← lhor · llohr · lohhr · lohrr · lorh · olhr
  • Loire ← liore · lloire · loier · loirre · lorie · olire

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Lohr" and "Loire" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([loːɐ̯] versus [lo̯aːɐ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Lohr" or "Loire" show up more?
"Lohr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,884 in our German list, against #40,070 for "Loire". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Lohr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Loire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lohr" and "Loire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loire 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 #226,914 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