Which to use
“Lauer” is a noun and “lautem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,632
- “Lauer” frequency rank
- #36,474
- “lautem” frequency rank
- 56106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lauer | lautem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hinterhalt | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs laut |
Where the eye mixes Lauer and lautem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Lauer runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against lautem's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Lauer with lautem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lauer is [ˈlaʊ̯ɐ] while lautem is [ˈlaʊ̯təm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56106, 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]. lautem is at rank #36,474, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯təm].
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 56106, this pair ranks #953,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lauer vs lautem
Shared letters: aelu. Private to "Lauer": r. Private to "lautem": mt.
"Lauer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "lautem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lauer" for "lautem" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Lauer" or "lautem"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lauer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lautem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #953,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lauer" and "lautem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Läuse vs lautem". 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 #953,274 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.