lähmt vs Laut, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“lähmt” is a verb and “Laut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,876
“lähmt” frequency rank: #505
“Laut” frequency rank: 50381
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	lähmt	Laut
Definition	2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lähmen	ein Geräusch

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set lähmt and Laut apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

lähmt

4 ch

Laut

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lähmt is [lɛːmt] while Laut is [laʊ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lähmt is recorded at frequency rank #49,876, classified as averb, pronounced [lɛːmt]. Laut is at rank #505, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laʊ̯t].

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 50381, this pair ranks #1,175,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lähmt vs Laut

Shared letters: lt. Private to "lähmt": hmä. Private to "Laut": au.

"lähmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Laut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

Laut ← alut · latu · lautt · llaut · luat

Frequency comparison

lähmt#49,876

Laut#505

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lähmt" and "Laut" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lähmt" is a verb and "Laut" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "lähmt" or "Laut"?

"Laut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #505 in our German list, against #49,876 for "lähmt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering lähmt vs Laut

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “lähmt”; for a noun, it's “Laut”.
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