loben

[ˈloːbn̩]

/[ˈloːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“loben” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,688
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine wertschätzende Aussage machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-loben · loben · German

loben · rank #10,688 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,688
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lissabon

Nearest frequency peer: Lissabon (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „loben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „loben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

loben vs love
60% similar
loben vs Lohn
40% similar
loben vs Lose
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for loben
PropertyValue
Headwordloben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈloːbn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,688
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „loben“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).lobenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lissabon“ (#10,687), „lud“ (#10,689), „Leutnant“ (#10,686). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „loben“ bei #10,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around loben (IPA [ˈloːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,688 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for loben, with forms such as "lboen", "lloben", and "lobben". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "love", "Lohn", "Lose", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is loben, spelled L-O-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine wertschätzende Aussage machen
  2. 2
    etwas zusagen, sich zu etwas verpflichten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how loben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Lehrer hat mich gelobt, weil ich diese Aufgabe sehr schnell gelöst habe.
  2. Indem man jemanden lobt kann man ihn unterstützen, sich selbst zu motivieren.

Synonyms

anerkennenanerkennendäußernbekomplimentierenbelobigenLobaussprechenerteilenLobliedanstimmensingenempfehlenredenLobredenLobeswortenergehenspendenzollenbedenkenüberhäufenüberschüttenpositivbeurteilenrühmenAnerkennungwürdigenAnerkennungLob zollenLobesrühmennachrühmenpreisenlobpreisenherausstellenheraushebenwürdigenauszeichnenanerkennendäußernAnerkennungBeifallzollenbedenkenpreisenWeihrauchstreuenlobpreisensingenin den Himmel hebenverhimmelnein Loblied anstimmensingenin den Himmel hebenüber den grünen Klee lobenherausstreichenbeweihräuchernbelobhudelnbeweihräuchernbelobenerhebenlaudierenRuhmverbreitenLobeswortenLobredenergehenschwärmen vonin den höchsten Tönen redenempfehlennachsagen

Antonyms

beleidigenherabsetzenkritisierenniedermachenscheltentadeln

This word in other languages

praise(English)alabar(Español)louer(Français)elogiar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lboen
  • lloben
  • lobben
  • lobenn
  • lobne
  • loebn
  • olben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of loben - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lboen2lloben1lobben1lobenn1lobne2loebn2olben2
Edit distance from "loben"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "loben"?
"loben" is spelled L-O-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloːbn̩].
What does "loben" mean?
As a verb, "loben" means: eine wertschätzende Aussage machen
What words are commonly confused with "loben"?
"loben" is commonly confused with "love", "Lohn", "Lose". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "loben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loben" is [ˈloːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loben" come from?
"loben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "loben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Maier#10,691Koran#10,681metro#10,697jeher#10,675

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Kummer7 variantsgucke7 variantsFähre7 variantspasste7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list