Which to use
“Lohr” is a name and “loos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,884
- “Lohr” frequency rank
- #29,226
- “loos” frequency rank
- 68110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lohr | loos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland | Plural des Substantivs loo |
Letter map: Lohr vs loos
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lohr and loos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Lohr (CVCC) and loos (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for Lohr / loos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lohr is aname and loosanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68110, 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]. loos is at rank #29,226, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 68110, this pair ranks #518,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lohr vs loos
Shared letters: lo. Private to "Lohr": hr. Private to "loos": s.
"Lohr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Lohr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #518,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lohr" and "loos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lohr 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 #518,394 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.