Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lohr" and "Lothar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Lohr" or "Lothar"?
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.