Which to use
“laue” and “lauen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,872
- “laue” frequency rank
- #42,647
- “lauen” frequency rank
- 81519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laue | lauen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lau |
Where the eye mixes laue and lauen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. laue runs 4 letters (CVVV) against lauen's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: laue vs lauen
A purely visual mix-up. laue ([ˈlaʊ̯ə]) and lauen ([ˈlaʊ̯ən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “laue” sits inside “lauen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laue is recorded at frequency rank #38,872, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯ə]. 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 81519, this pair ranks #174,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laue vs lauen
Shared letters: aelu. Private to "laue": -. Private to "lauen": n.
"laue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "lauen" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laue" and "lauen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "laue" or "lauen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "laue" and "lauen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laue" 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 #174,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laue" 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 #174,247 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.