Which to use
“Latten” is a noun and “lautem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,309
- “Latten” frequency rank
- #36,474
- “lautem” frequency rank
- 77783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Latten | lautem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Latte | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs laut |
Where the eye mixes Latten and lautem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Latten (CVCCVC) and lautem (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Latten vs lautem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Latten is [ˈlatn̩] while lautem is [ˈlaʊ̯təm]. 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 77783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Latten is recorded at frequency rank #41,309, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlatn̩]. 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 77783, this pair ranks #253,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Latten vs lautem
Shared letters: aelt. Private to "Latten": n. Private to "lautem": mu.
"Latten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lautem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Latten" for "lautem" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Latten" or "lautem"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Latten" 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 #253,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Latten" and "lautem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Laatzen vs Latten". 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 #253,029 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.