Löwen

[ˈløːvn̩]

/[ˈløːvn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Löwen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,829. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,829
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Belgien

Corpus desk

Index DE-lowen · Löwen · German

Löwen · rank #3,829 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,829
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lecker

Nearest frequency peer: lecker (-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 „Löwen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Löwen“ 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).

Löwen vs lügen
40% similar
Löwen vs Luden
60% similar
Löwen vs Lünen
60% similar

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

Key facts for Löwen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLöwen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈløːvn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,829
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Löwen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „lecker“ (#3,828), „Manfred“ (#3,830), „lacht“ (#3,827). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Löwen“ bei #3,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Löwen (IPA [ˈløːvn̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,829 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt in Belgien".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Löwen, with forms such as "llöwen", "lwöen", and "löewn". 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, "lügen", "Luden", "Lünen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Löwen, spelled L-Ö-W-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Belgien

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Mit achtzehn hatte er sich als armer Student an der Universität Löwen eingeschrieben, wo er das Pädagogium ‚Castrum‘ besuchte.“

This word in other languages

Leuven(English)Louvain(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llöwen
  • lwöen
  • löewn
  • löwenn
  • löwne
  • löwwen
  • ölwen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

llöwen1lwöen2löewn2löwenn1löwne2löwwen1ölwen2
Edit distance from "Löwen"

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 "Löwen"?
"Löwen" is spelled L-Ö-W-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈløːvn̩].
What does "Löwen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Löwen" means: Stadt in Belgien
What words are commonly confused with "Löwen"?
"Löwen" is commonly confused with "lügen", "Luden", "Lünen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Löwen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Löwen" is [ˈløːvn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Löwen" come from?
"Löwen" 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 "Löwen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

lacht#3,827Klang#3,825Pfalz#3,838Profi#3,841

Similar misspelling depth

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

Neubau7 variantswovon7 variantsDrama7 variantsRiesen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list