Which to use
“Lasern” is a noun and “lauern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,860
- “Lasern” frequency rank
- #23,210
- “lauern” frequency rank
- 73070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lasern | lauern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Laser | im Hintergrund beobachten, ausspähen |
Where the eye mixes Lasern and lauern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Lasern (CVCVCC) and lauern (CVVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Lasern and lauern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lasern is [ˈlɛɪ̯zɐn] while lauern is [ˈlaʊ̯ɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Lasern” becomes u in “lauern”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lasern is recorded at frequency rank #49,860, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛɪ̯zɐn]. lauern is at rank #23,210, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯ɐn].
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 73070, this pair ranks #370,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lasern vs lauern
Shared letters: aelnr. Private to "Lasern": s. Private to "lauern": u.
"Lasern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "lauern" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lasern" and "lauern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Lasern" vs "lauern" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Lasern" and "lauern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lasern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lauern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #370,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lasern" and "lauern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lasern vs Läufern". 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 #370,606 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.