Which to use
“lance” and “Laube” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,214
- “lance” frequency rank
- #30,171
- “Laube” frequency rank
- 55385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lance | Laube |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Waffe aus einem langen Stiel und einer Spitze aus Eisen | kleines offenes oder geschlossenes Gartenhaus zum vorübergehenden Aufenthalt von Personen oder zum Unterstellen von Geräten |
Where the eye mixes lance and Laube
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lance vs Laube
A purely visual mix-up. lance ([lɑ̃s]) and Laube ([ˈlaʊ̯bə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lance is recorded at frequency rank #25,214, classified as anoun, pronounced [lɑ̃s]. Laube is at rank #30,171, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯bə].
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 55385, this pair ranks #981,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lance vs Laube
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lance": cn. Private to "Laube": bu.
"lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Laube" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lance" and "Laube" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lance" vs "Laube" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Laube" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #981,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lance" and "Laube" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs Laube". 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 #981,609 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.