LohrvsLoksWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Lohr is a name, Loks is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Lohr” is a name and “Loks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,884
“Lohr” frequency rank
#41,325
“Loks” frequency rank
80209
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lohr Loks
Definition eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lok

Where the eye mixes Lohr and Loks

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Lohr and Loks follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
Lohr
4 ch
Loks

Why the eye confuses Lohr with Loks

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lohr is [loːɐ̯] while Loks is [lɔks]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80209, 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]. Loks is at rank #41,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lɔks].

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 80209, this pair ranks #200,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Lohr vs Loks

Shared letters: lo. Private to "Lohr": hr. Private to "Loks": ks.

"Lohr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Loks" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lohrlhor · llohr · lohhr · lohrr · lorh · olhr
  • Lokslloks · lokks · lokss · losk · olks

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Lohr" and "Loks" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Lohr" is a name and "Loks" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Lohr" or "Loks"?
"Lohr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,884 in our German list, against #41,325 for "Loks". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "Loks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #200,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lohr" and "Loks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loks vs Loses". 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 #200,282 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