Which to use
“Lauer” and “Laut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,632
- “Lauer” frequency rank
- #505
- “Laut” frequency rank
- 20137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lauer | Laut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hinterhalt | ein Geräusch |
Where the eye mixes Lauer and Laut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Lauer and Laut
A purely visual mix-up. Lauer ([ˈlaʊ̯ɐ]) and Laut ([laʊ̯t]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lauer is recorded at frequency rank #19,632, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯ɐ]. Laut is at rank #505, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laʊ̯t].
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 20137, this pair ranks #1,900,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lauer vs Laut
Shared letters: alu. Private to "Lauer": er. Private to "Laut": t.
"Lauer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "Laut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lauer" and "Laut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Lauer" or "Laut" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Lauer" and "Laut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lauer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Laut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lauer" and "Laut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lasern vs Lauer". 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 #1,900,863 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.