Which to use
“lasse” is a verb and “Laube” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,209
- “lasse” frequency rank
- #30,171
- “Laube” frequency rank
- 32380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lasse | Laube |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen | kleines offenes oder geschlossenes Gartenhaus zum vorübergehenden Aufenthalt von Personen oder zum Unterstellen von Geräten |
Where the eye mixes lasse and Laube
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lasse and Laube
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lasse is [ˈlasə] while Laube is [ˈlaʊ̯bə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lasse is recorded at frequency rank #2,209, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlasə]. 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 32380, this pair ranks #1,708,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lasse vs Laube
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lasse": s. Private to "Laube": bu.
"lasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Laube" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lasse" for "Laube" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lasse" vs "Laube" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lasse" 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 #1,708,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lasse" 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 #1,708,869 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.