# lau vs Lu

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lau
*adjective · IPA [laʊ̯] · frequency rank #16,210*
von einer mittleren Temperatur zwischen kühl und warm

### Lu
*abbrev · frequency rank #13,892*
Lutetium

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