Which to use
“Last” is a noun and “laue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,904
- “Last” frequency rank
- #38,872
- “laue” frequency rank
- 41776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Last | laue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, was sich durch sein Gewicht nach unten drückt oder zieht; auch Ladung, Fracht; was man trägt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau |
Where the eye mixes Last and laue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Last and laue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Last is [last] while laue is [ˈlaʊ̯ə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Last is recorded at frequency rank #2,904, classified as anoun, pronounced [last]. laue is at rank #38,872, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯ə].
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 41776, this pair ranks #1,469,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Last vs laue
Shared letters: al. Private to "Last": st. Private to "laue": eu.
"Last" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "laue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Last" for "laue" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Last" or "laue" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Last" and "laue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Last" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,469,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Last" and "laue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs laue". 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 #1,469,393 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.