Which to use
“lauda” is a noun and “läuft” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,813
- “lauda” frequency rank
- #585
- “läuft” frequency rank
- 25398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lauda | läuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partitiv Singular des Substantivs laud „Tisch“ | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laufen |
Letter map: lauda vs läuft
Shared letters muted; letters that set lauda and läuft apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - lauda and läuft
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lauda is anoun and läuftaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lauda is recorded at frequency rank #24,813, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. läuft is at rank #585, tagged as averb, pronounced [lɔɪ̯ft].
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 25398, this pair ranks #1,833,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lauda vs läuft
Shared letters: lu. Private to "lauda": ad. Private to "läuft": ftä.
"lauda" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "läuft" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lauda ← aluda · ladua · lauad · laudda · llauda · luada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lauda" and "läuft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "lauda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "läuft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,833,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lauda" and "läuft" 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 #1,833,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.