Which to use
“Laube” and “Läuse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,171
- “Laube” frequency rank
- #43,335
- “Läuse” frequency rank
- 73506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laube | Läuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleines offenes oder geschlossenes Gartenhaus zum vorübergehenden Aufenthalt von Personen oder zum Unterstellen von Geräten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Laus |
Where the eye mixes Laube and Läuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Laube and Läuse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Laube vs Läuse
A purely visual mix-up. Laube ([ˈlaʊ̯bə]) and Läuse ([ˈlɔɪ̯zə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73506, 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]. Läuse is at rank #43,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯zə].
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 73506, this pair ranks #358,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Laube vs Läuse
Shared letters: elu. Private to "Laube": ab. Private to "Läuse": sä.
"Laube" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Läuse" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Laube ← alube · labue · laubbe · laueb · llaube · luabe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Laube" and "Läuse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Laube" vs "Läuse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laube" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Läuse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laube" and "Läuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs Läuse". 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 #358,554 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.