Which to use
“lauda” is a noun and “lauen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,813
- “lauda” frequency rank
- #42,647
- “lauen” frequency rank
- 67460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lauda | lauen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partitiv Singular des Substantivs laud „Tisch“ | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lau |
Letter map: lauda vs lauen
Shared letters muted; letters that set lauda and lauen apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for lauda / lauen
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lauda is anoun and lauenanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lauda is recorded at frequency rank #24,813, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. lauen is at rank #42,647, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯ən].
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 67460, this pair ranks #539,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lauda vs lauen
Shared letters: alu. Private to "lauda": d. Private to "lauen": en.
"lauda" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "lauen" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lauda" and "lauen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "lauda" or "lauen" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lauda" and "lauen".
- Full dictionary entry for "lauda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lauen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #539,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lauda" and "lauen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lasern vs lauen". 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 #539,441 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.