Which to use
“Läufer” and “Laune” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,641
- “Läufer” frequency rank
- #4,136
- “Laune” frequency rank
- 11777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Läufer | Laune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die an einem Wettlauf teilnimmt, die sich laufend vorwärtsbewegt | Gemütszustand; wie sich jemand fühlt oder worauf jemand gerade Lust hat |
Where the eye mixes Läufer and Laune
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Läufer runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Laune's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Läufer vs Laune
A purely visual mix-up. Läufer ([ˈlɔɪ̯fɐ]) and Laune ([ˈlaʊ̯nə]) 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 11777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Läufer is recorded at frequency rank #7,641, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯fɐ]. Laune is at rank #4,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯nə].
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 11777, this pair ranks #1,967,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Läufer vs Laune
Shared letters: elu. Private to "Läufer": frä. Private to "Laune": an.
"Läufer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Laune" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Laune ← alune · lanue · launne · llaune · luane
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Läufer" and "Laune" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Läufer" or "Laune" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Läufer" and "Laune" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Läufer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Laune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Läufer" and "Laune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Läufer vs Läufern". 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 #1,967,959 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.