Which to use
“laue” is an adjective and “Leut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,872
- “laue” frequency rank
- #26,503
- “Leut” frequency rank
- 65375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laue | Leut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau | menschliches Lebewesen (meist weiblichen Geschlechts) |
Where the eye mixes laue and Leut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. laue (CVVV) and Leut (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses laue with Leut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laue is [ˈlaʊ̯ə] while Leut is [lɔɪ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65375, 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]. Leut is at rank #26,503, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lɔɪ̯t].
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 65375, this pair ranks #609,142 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laue vs Leut
Shared letters: elu. Private to "laue": a. Private to "Leut": t.
"laue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "Leut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laue" and "Leut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "laue" or "Leut" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "laue" and "Leut" 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 "Leut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #609,142 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laue" and "Leut" 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 #609,142 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.