Which to use
“lösch” and “losen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,332
- “lösch” frequency rank
- #22,422
- “losen” frequency rank
- 42754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lösch | losen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs löschen | eine Entscheidung per Los herbeiführen |
Where the eye mixes lösch and losen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lösch (CVCCC) and losen (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lösch vs losen
A purely visual mix-up. lösch ([lœʃ]) and losen ([ˈloːzn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lösch is recorded at frequency rank #20,332, classified as averb, pronounced [lœʃ]. losen is at rank #22,422, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈloːzn̩].
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 42754, this pair ranks #1,439,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lösch vs losen
Shared letters: ls. Private to "lösch": chö. Private to "losen": eno.
"lösch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "losen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- losen ← llosen · loesn · losenn · losne · lossen · lsoen · olsen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lösch" and "losen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lösch" or "losen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lösch" and "losen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lösch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "losen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,439,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lösch" and "losen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lasern vs losen". 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 #1,439,524 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.