Which to use
“laue” and “live” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,872
- “laue” frequency rank
- #1,015
- “live” frequency rank
- 39887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laue | live |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau | direkt ohne Veränderungen und Verzögerungen (an ein Publikum) wiedergebend |
Where the eye mixes laue and live
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses laue with live
A purely visual mix-up. laue ([ˈlaʊ̯ə]) and live ([laɪ̯f]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39887, 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]. live is at rank #1,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced [laɪ̯f].
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 39887, this pair ranks #1,524,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laue vs live
Shared letters: el. Private to "laue": au. Private to "live": iv.
"laue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "live" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laue" for "live" ever safe?
Which is more common, "laue" or "live"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "laue" and "live" 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 "live" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,524,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laue" and "live" 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 #1,524,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.