Which to use
“late” and “lautem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,348
- “late” frequency rank
- #36,474
- “lautem” frequency rank
- 50822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | late | lautem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | spät | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs laut |
Letter map: late vs lautem
Shared letters muted; letters that set late and lautem apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. late runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lautem's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on late vs lautem
late and lautem are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
late is recorded at frequency rank #14,348, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. lautem is at rank #36,474, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯təm].
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 50822, this pair ranks #1,159,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of late vs lautem
Shared letters: aelt. Private to "late": -. Private to "lautem": mu.
"late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lautem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "late" and "lautem" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "late" vs "lautem" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "late" vs "lautem" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "late" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lautem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,159,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "late" and "lautem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Läuse vs lautem". 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 #1,159,109 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.