losen

[ˈloːzn̩]

/[ˈloːzn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“losen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,422
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 Entscheidung per Los herbeiführen

Corpus desk

Index DE-losen · losen · German

losen · rank #22,422 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,422
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH literarisch

Nearest frequency peer: literarisch (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “losen”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “losen” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

losen vs love
60% similar
losen vs löst
40% similar
losen vs Löwe
20% similar

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

Key facts for losen
PropertyValue
Headwordlosen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈloːzn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,422
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “losen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).losenliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „literarisch“ (#22,421), „Luxemburger“ (#22,423), „Linus“ (#22,420). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around losen (IPA [ˈloːzn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,422 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Entscheidung per Los herbeiführen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for losen, with forms such as "llosen", "loesn", and "losenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "love", "löst", "Löwe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 losen, spelled L-O-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Entscheidung per Los herbeiführen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In unserer WG losen wir immer darum, wer abwaschen muss.

This word in other languages

sortear(Español)tirer au sort(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llosen
  • loesn
  • losenn
  • losne
  • lossen
  • lsoen
  • olsen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of losen - 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.

llosen1loesn2losenn1losne2lossen1lsoen2olsen2
Edit distance from "losen"

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 "losen"?
"losen" is spelled L-O-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloːzn̩].
What does "losen" mean?
As a verb, "losen" means: eine Entscheidung per Los herbeiführen
What words are commonly confused with "losen"?
"losen" is commonly confused with "love", "löst", "Löwe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "losen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "losen" is [ˈloːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "losen" come from?
"losen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Linus#22,420Mango#22,424Lanze#22,413Miene#22,432

Similar misspelling depth

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

Köder7 variantsNadja7 variantshoney7 variantsSalbe7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list