# later vs lauen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### later
*adjective · IPA [ˈleɪtə(r)] · frequency rank #31,657*
später

### lauen
*adjective · IPA [ˈlaʊ̯ən] · frequency rank #42,647*
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lau

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/later-vs-lauen