Which to use
“Laub” and “Lauf” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,886
- “Laub” frequency rank
- #1,737
- “Lauf” frequency rank
- 15623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laub | Lauf |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit der Blattorgane von Laubbäumen und Sträuchern | schnelle Fortbewegung zu Fuß, bei der kurzzeitig kein Bodenkontakt besteht |
Where the eye mixes Laub and Lauf
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Laub vs Lauf
A purely visual mix-up. Laub ([laʊ̯p]) and Lauf ([laʊ̯f]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - b in “Laub” becomes f in “Lauf”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laub is recorded at frequency rank #13,886, classified as anoun, pronounced [laʊ̯p]. Lauf is at rank #1,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laʊ̯f].
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 15623, this pair ranks #1,942,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Laub vs Lauf
Shared letters: alu. Private to "Laub": b. Private to "Lauf": f.
"Laub" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Lauf" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Laub" for "Lauf" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Laub" or "Lauf"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Laub" and "Lauf" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laub" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lauf" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,942,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laub" and "Lauf" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs Laub". 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 #1,942,407 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.