Which to use
“laue” is an adjective and “laws” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,872
- “laue” frequency rank
- #38,251
- “laws” frequency rank
- 77123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laue | laws |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau | Plural des Substantivs law |
Letter map: laue vs laws
Shared letters muted; letters that set laue and laws apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. laue (CVVV) and laws (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - laue and laws
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laue is anadjective and lawsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77123, 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]. laws is at rank #38,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 77123, this pair ranks #267,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laue vs laws
Shared letters: al. Private to "laue": eu. Private to "laws": sw.
"laue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "laws" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laue" and "laws" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "laue" vs "laws" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "laue" vs "laws" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "laue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laws" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laue" and "laws" 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 #267,927 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.