Which to use
“laue” is an adjective and “Löwe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,872
- “laue” frequency rank
- #8,752
- “Löwe” frequency rank
- 47624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laue | Löwe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau | (in Afrika sowie im westlichen Indien beheimatetes, zu den Großkatzen zählendes) Raubtier mit langem Schwanz, dessen kurzes Fell graugelb bis ockerfarben gefärbt ist und deren Männchen eine lange Mähne um Nacken und Schultern besitzen |
Where the eye mixes laue and Löwe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses laue with Löwe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laue is [ˈlaʊ̯ə] while Löwe is [ˈløːvə]. 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 47624, 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]. Löwe is at rank #8,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈløːvə].
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 47624, this pair ranks #1,277,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laue vs Löwe
Shared letters: el. Private to "laue": au. Private to "Löwe": wö.
"laue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "Löwe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laue ← alue · laeu · llaue · luae
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laue" and "Löwe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "laue" vs "Löwe" - which ranks higher?
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 "Löwe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,277,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laue" and "Löwe" 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 #1,277,803 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.