Which to use
“lotte” and “Löwe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,336
- “lotte” frequency rank
- #8,752
- “Löwe” frequency rank
- 21088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lotte | Löwe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aalraupe, Quappe | (in Afrika sowie im westlichen Indien beheimatetes, zu den Großkatzen zählendes) Raubtier mit langem Schwanz, dessen kurzes Fell graugelb bis ockerfarben gefärbt ist und deren Männchen eine lange Mähne um Nacken und Schultern besitzen |
Where the eye mixes lotte and Löwe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lotte with Löwe
A purely visual mix-up. lotte ([lɔt]) and Löwe ([ˈløːvə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lotte is recorded at frequency rank #12,336, classified as anoun, pronounced [lɔt]. Löwe is at rank #8,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈløːvə].
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 21088, this pair ranks #1,890,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lotte vs Löwe
Shared letters: el. Private to "lotte": ot. Private to "Löwe": wö.
"lotte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Löwe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lotte ← llotte · lote · lotet · ltote · oltte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lotte" and "Löwe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lotte" or "Löwe"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lotte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Löwe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,890,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lotte" and "Löwe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letten vs lotte". 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 #1,890,292 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.