# lauern vs Litern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lauern
*verb · IPA [ˈlaʊ̯ɐn] · frequency rank #23,210*
im Hintergrund beobachten, ausspähen

### Litern
*noun · IPA [ˈliːtɐn] · frequency rank #19,295*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Liter

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lauern-vs-litern