LohrvsLotharTell them apart

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

#38,884
“Lohr” frequency rank
#7,204
“Lothar” frequency rank
46088
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lohr Lothar
Definition eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland männlicher Vorname

Where the eye mixes Lohr and Lothar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Lohr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Lothar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Lohr
6 ch
Lothar

Why the eye confuses Lohr with Lothar

A purely visual mix-up. Lohr ([loːɐ̯]) and Lothar ([ˈloːtaʁ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46088, 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]. Lothar is at rank #7,204, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈloːtaʁ].

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 46088, this pair ranks #1,331,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Lohr vs Lothar

Shared letters: hlor. Private to "Lohr": -. Private to "Lothar": at.

"Lohr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Lothar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lohr ← lhor · llohr · lohhr · lohrr · lorh · olhr
  • Lothar ← llothar · lohtar · lotahr · lotharr · lothhar · lothra · lotthar · ltohar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Lohr" and "Lothar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([loːɐ̯] versus [ˈloːtaʁ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Lohr" or "Lothar"?
"Lothar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,204 in our German list, against #38,884 for "Lohr". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Lohr" and "Lothar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Lohr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lothar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,331,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lohr" and "Lothar" 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 #1,331,034 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