Which to use
“Laufband” is a noun and “laufend” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,473
- “Laufband” frequency rank
- #12,528
- “laufend” frequency rank
- 49001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laufband | laufend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | motorbetriebenes Fitnessgerät mit einem endlosen, umlaufenden Band, auf dem Personen gehen oder laufen, ohne sich dabei räumlich fortzubewegen | im Gange seiend, aktuell |
Where the eye mixes Laufband and laufend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Laufband runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against laufend's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Laufband with laufend
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Laufband is [ˈlaʊ̯fˌbant] while laufend is [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩t]. 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 49001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laufband is recorded at frequency rank #36,473, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯fˌbant]. laufend is at rank #12,528, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩t].
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 49001, this pair ranks #1,227,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Laufband vs laufend
Shared letters: adflnu. Private to "Laufband": b. Private to "laufend": e.
"Laufband" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "laufend" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Laufband" for "laufend" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Laufband" or "laufend" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Laufband" and "laufend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laufband" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laufend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,227,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laufband" and "laufend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laufend vs laufendes". 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 #1,227,697 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.