Which to use
“Last” and “Laut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,904
- “Last” frequency rank
- #505
- “Laut” frequency rank
- 3409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Last | Laut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, was sich durch sein Gewicht nach unten drückt oder zieht; auch Ladung, Fracht; was man trägt | ein Geräusch |
Where the eye mixes Last and Laut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Last vs Laut
A purely visual mix-up. Last ([last]) and Laut ([laʊ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - s in “Last” becomes u in “Laut”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3409, 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]. Laut is at rank #505, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laʊ̯t].
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 3409, this pair ranks #2,000,286 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Last vs Laut
Shared letters: alt. Private to "Last": s. Private to "Laut": u.
"Last" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Laut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Last" for "Laut" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Last" or "Laut" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Last" and "Laut" 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 "Laut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,286 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Last" and "Laut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs Last". 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 #2,000,286 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.