Which to use
“Lohr” is a name and “lower” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,884
- “Lohr” frequency rank
- #32,156
- “lower” frequency rank
- 71040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lohr | lower |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland | niederlassen, niedrig machen, runtermachen |
Letter map: Lohr vs lower
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lohr and lower apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Lohr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against lower's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Lohr and lower
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lohr is aname and loweraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71040, 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]. lower is at rank #32,156, tagged as averb, 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 71040, this pair ranks #428,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lohr vs lower
Shared letters: lor. Private to "Lohr": h. Private to "lower": ew.
"Lohr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lower" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lohr" for "lower" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Lohr" vs "lower" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Lohr" and "lower".
- Full dictionary entry for "Lohr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lower" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lohr" and "lower" 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 #428,484 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.