Which to use
“lau” is an adjective and “lo” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,210
- “lau” frequency rank
- #11,924
- “lo” frequency rank
- 28134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lau | lo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von einer mittleren Temperatur zwischen kühl und warm | siehe!, seht!, schaut an! |
Letter map: lau vs lo
Shared letters muted; letters that set lau and lo apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for lau / lo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lau is anadjective and loanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lau is recorded at frequency rank #16,210, classified as anadj, pronounced [laʊ̯]. lo is at rank #11,924, tagged as anintj, pronounced […].
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 28134, this pair ranks #1,789,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lau vs lo
Shared letters: l. Private to "lau": au. Private to "lo": o.
"lau" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "lo" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lau" for "lo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lau" vs "lo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "lau" vs "lo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,789,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lau" and "lo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs lau". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,789,975 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.