Which to use
“lauda” is a noun and “laue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,813
- “lauda” frequency rank
- #38,872
- “laue” frequency rank
- 63685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lauda | laue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partitiv Singular des Substantivs laud „Tisch“ | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau |
Letter map: lauda vs laue
Shared letters muted; letters that set lauda and laue apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - lauda and laue
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lauda is anoun and laueanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lauda is recorded at frequency rank #24,813, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. laue is at rank #38,872, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯ə].
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 63685, this pair ranks #667,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lauda vs laue
Shared letters: alu. Private to "lauda": d. Private to "laue": e.
"lauda" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "laue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lauda" for "laue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lauda" vs "laue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "lauda" vs "laue" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lauda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #667,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lauda" and "laue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs laue". 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 #667,995 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.