Which to use
“Laube” and “Lautes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,171
- “Laube” frequency rank
- #17,352
- “Lautes” frequency rank
- 47523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laube | Lautes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleines offenes oder geschlossenes Gartenhaus zum vorübergehenden Aufenthalt von Personen oder zum Unterstellen von Geräten | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Laut |
Where the eye mixes Laube and Lautes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Laube runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Lautes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Laube vs Lautes
A purely visual mix-up. Laube ([ˈlaʊ̯bə]) and Lautes ([ˈlaʊ̯təs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47523, 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]. Lautes is at rank #17,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯təs].
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 47523, this pair ranks #1,281,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Laube vs Lautes
Shared letters: aelu. Private to "Laube": b. Private to "Lautes": st.
"Laube" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Lautes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Laube" and "Lautes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Laube" vs "Lautes" - 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 "Lautes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,281,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laube" and "Lautes" 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 #1,281,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.