Which to use
“laue” and “lautem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,872
- “laue” frequency rank
- #36,474
- “lautem” frequency rank
- 75346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laue | lautem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs laut |
Where the eye mixes laue and lautem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. laue runs 4 letters (CVVV) against lautem's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: laue vs lautem
A purely visual mix-up. laue ([ˈlaʊ̯ə]) and lautem ([ˈlaʊ̯təm]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75346, 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]. lautem is at rank #36,474, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯təm].
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 75346, this pair ranks #310,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laue vs lautem
Shared letters: aelu. Private to "laue": -. Private to "lautem": mt.
"laue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "lautem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laue" for "lautem" ever safe?
Which is more common, "laue" or "lautem"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "laue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lautem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laue" and "lautem" 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 #310,268 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.