Deutsch homophones

Leuten/läuten

2 "Leuten, läuten" spellings share pronunciation /ˈlɔɪ̯tn̩/; meaning alone separates them. Size rank #38 of 483 German groups.

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Meaning separates the spellings

Leuten, läuten are held together only by pronunciation /ˈlɔɪ̯tn̩/. With no grammar or frequency gap large enough to tip the choice, read each definition before you commit a spelling.

Spelling pairs in this cluster

  • No shared spelling stem: "Leuten" is 6 letters, "läuten" is 6; only the sound ties them.

Orthographic DNA of this cluster

Shared letters across Leuten, läuten: elntu. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.

  • Leuten

    6 letters · 3 vowels · shape CVVCVC

    Inventory elntu · no private letters vs siblings

  • läuten

    6 letters · 3 vowels · shape CVVCVC

    Inventory elntuä · private ä

Pick the spelling from the meaning

  • Write "Leuten" when you mean: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Leute
  • Write "läuten" when you mean: Geräusche durch das Bewegen einer Glocke hervorrufen

Known mistypes of these spellings

Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.

  • Leuteneluten · letuen · leuetn · leutenn · leutne · leutten

Each spelling

Leuten

noun · /ˈlɔɪ̯tn̩/ · #1,114 frequency

Dativ Plural des Substantivs Leute

läuten

/ˈlɔɪ̯tn̩/

Geräusche durch das Bewegen einer Glocke hervorrufen

Nearby German homophone groups

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

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