# later vs lauern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lauern
*verb · IPA [ˈlaʊ̯ɐn] · frequency rank #23,210*
im Hintergrund beobachten, ausspähen

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