Which to use
“lagune” and “Laune” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,212
- “lagune” frequency rank
- #4,136
- “Laune” frequency rank
- 33348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lagune | Laune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lagune | Gemütszustand; wie sich jemand fühlt oder worauf jemand gerade Lust hat |
Where the eye mixes lagune and Laune
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lagune vs Laune
A purely visual mix-up. lagune ([la.ɡyn]) and Laune ([ˈlaʊ̯nə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lagune is recorded at frequency rank #29,212, classified as anoun, pronounced [la.ɡyn]. Laune is at rank #4,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯nə].
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 33348, this pair ranks #1,687,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lagune vs Laune
Shared letters: aelnu. Private to "lagune": g. Private to "Laune": -.
"lagune" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Laune" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lagune" and "Laune" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lagune" or "Laune"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lagune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Laune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,687,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lagune" and "Laune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lagune vs Läuse". 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 #1,687,908 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.