# LAN vs lauen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### LAN
*abbrev · IPA [laːn] · frequency rank #8,904*
lokales Computernetzwerk

### lauen
*adjective · IPA [ˈlaʊ̯ən] · frequency rank #42,647*
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lau

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lan-vs-lauen