Which to use
“looking” and “losging” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,829
- “looking” frequency rank
- #42,662
- “losging” frequency rank
- 70491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | looking | losging |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs look | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs losgehen |
Letter map: looking vs losging
Shared letters muted; letters that set looking and losging apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: looking and losging
looking and losging are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
looking is recorded at frequency rank #27,829, classified as averb, pronounced […]. losging is at rank #42,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈloːsˌɡɪŋ].
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 70491, this pair ranks #444,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of looking vs losging
Shared letters: gilno. Private to "looking": k. Private to "losging": s.
"looking" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "losging" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "looking" and "losging" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "looking" or "losging"?
What to do next
Pair "looking" vs "losging" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "looking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "losging" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #444,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "looking" and "losging" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "looking vs puzzles". 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 #444,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.