lohnen

[ˈloːnən]

/[ˈloːnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“lohnen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,518. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,518
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich für etwas Gutes erkenntlich zeigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lohnen · lohnen · German

lohnen · rank #10,518 · 9 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,518
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Libanon

Nearest frequency peer: Libanon (-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 „lohnen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „lohnen“ 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).

lohnen vs lohnt
67% similar
lohnen vs Löwen
33% similar
lohnen vs losen
67% similar

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

Key facts for lohnen
PropertyValue
Headwordlohnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈloːnən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,518
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lohnen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).lohnenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Libanon“ (#10,517), „Lüneburg“ (#10,519), „Lexikon“ (#10,516). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lohnen“ bei #10,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around lohnen (IPA [ˈloːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,518 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lohnen, with forms such as "lhonen", "llohnen", and "lohenn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "lohnt", "Löwen", "losen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is lohnen, spelled L-O-H-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich für etwas Gutes erkenntlich zeigen
  2. 2
    von Nutzen, Vorteil sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir wollen ihm seinen Einsatz für unsere Ziele lohnen.
  2. Es lohnt sich für uns alle, wenn wir uns Mühe geben.

Synonyms

belohnenvergeltenauszahlendafürstehenrentieren

This word in other languages

reward(English)recompensar(Español)récompenser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lhonen
  • llohnen
  • lohenn
  • lohhnen
  • lohnenn
  • lohnne
  • lohnnen
  • lonhen
  • olhnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lohnen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lhonen2llohnen1lohenn2lohhnen1lohnenn1lohnne2lohnnen1lonhen2
Edit distance from "lohnen"

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 "lohnen"?
"lohnen" is spelled L-O-H-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloːnən].
What does "lohnen" mean?
As a verb, "lohnen" means: sich für etwas Gutes erkenntlich zeigen
What words are commonly confused with "lohnen"?
"lohnen" is commonly confused with "lohnt", "Löwen", "losen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lohnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lohnen" is [ˈloːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lohnen" come from?
"lohnen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Knappe#10,507kippen#10,505Norman#10,531nähert#10,533

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Pascal9 variantsHürden9 variantshacken9 variantsrühren9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list