Which to use
“lauda” is a noun and “laufe” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,813
- “lauda” frequency rank
- #1,851
- “laufe” frequency rank
- 26664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lauda | laufe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partitiv Singular des Substantivs laud „Tisch“ | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laufen |
Letter map: lauda vs laufe
Shared letters muted; letters that set lauda and laufe apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: lauda vs laufe
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lauda is anoun and laufeaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lauda is recorded at frequency rank #24,813, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. laufe is at rank #1,851, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯fə].
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 26664, this pair ranks #1,814,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lauda vs laufe
Shared letters: alu. Private to "lauda": d. Private to "laufe": ef.
"lauda" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "laufe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lauda" for "laufe" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "lauda" or "laufe" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lauda" and "laufe".
- Full dictionary entry for "lauda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laufe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,814,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lauda" and "laufe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lauda vs puzzles". 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 #1,814,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.