Which to use
“lode” and “lodger” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,231
- “lode” frequency rank
- #48,331
- “lodger” frequency rank
- 89562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lode | lodger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A way or path; a road. | A person who lodges in another's house (compare tenant). |
Where the eye mixes lode and lodger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lode vs lodger
A purely visual mix-up. lode (/ləʊd/) and lodger (/ˈlɑd͡ʒɚ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lode is recorded at frequency rank #41,231, classified as anoun, pronounced /ləʊd/. lodger is at rank #48,331, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɑd͡ʒɚ/.
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 89562, this pair ranks #5,069 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lode vs lodger
Shared letters: delo. Private to "lode": -. Private to "lodger": gr.
"lode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lodger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lode" and "lodger" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lode" or "lodger"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lode" and "lodger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lodger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,069 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lode" and "lodger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lodger vs luger". 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 #5,069 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.