Which to use
“Lothar” and “Luther” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,204
- “Lothar” frequency rank
- #5,734
- “Luther” frequency rank
- 12938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lothar | Luther |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | deutscher Familienname |
Where the eye mixes Lothar and Luther
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Lothar and Luther follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Lothar vs Luther
A purely visual mix-up. Lothar ([ˈloːtaʁ]) and Luther ([ˈlʊtɐ]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lothar is recorded at frequency rank #7,204, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈloːtaʁ]. Luther is at rank #5,734, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈlʊtɐ].
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 12938, this pair ranks #1,961,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lothar vs Luther
Shared letters: hlrt. Private to "Lothar": ao. Private to "Luther": eu.
"Lothar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Luther" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lothar" and "Luther" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Lothar" or "Luther"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lothar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Luther" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lothar" and "Luther" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lohmar vs Lothar". 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 #1,961,117 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.