Which to use
“Laube” is a noun and “laufen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,171
- “Laube” frequency rank
- #765
- “laufen” frequency rank
- 30936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laube | laufen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleines offenes oder geschlossenes Gartenhaus zum vorübergehenden Aufenthalt von Personen oder zum Unterstellen von Geräten | sich auf den Beinen oder Gliedmaßen fortbewegen; regional verschieden hat dieses Verb die Grundbedeutung „schnell gehen“ oder mit „mäßiger Geschwindigkeit gehen“, aber es wird überregional für mäßiges (bzw. langsames) Gehen in dem Ausdruck „das Kind läuft schon“ benutzt und wird in entsprechendem Kontext auch in solchen Regionen als mäßiges Gehen verstanden, wo üblicherweise „gehen“ statt „laufen“ benutzt wird (z.B. „nach Hause laufen“, süddeutsch und österreichisch „nach Hause gehen“) |
Where the eye mixes Laube and laufen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Laube runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against laufen's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Laube with laufen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Laube is [ˈlaʊ̯bə] while laufen is [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laube is recorded at frequency rank #30,171, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯bə]. laufen is at rank #765, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩].
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 30936, this pair ranks #1,738,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Laube vs laufen
Shared letters: aelu. Private to "Laube": b. Private to "laufen": fn.
"Laube" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "laufen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Laube" and "laufen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Laube" vs "laufen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laube" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laufen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,738,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laube" and "laufen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs Laube". 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 #1,738,062 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.