Which to use
“Läufern” is a noun and “lauter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,574
- “Läufern” frequency rank
- #2,982
- “lauter” frequency rank
- 50556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Läufern | lauter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Läufer | einer ehrlichen, redlichen, aufrichtigen Verhaltensweise entsprechend |
Where the eye mixes Läufern and lauter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Läufern runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against lauter's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Läufern and lauter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Läufern is [ˈlɔɪ̯fɐn] while lauter is [ˈlaʊ̯tɐ]. 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 50556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Läufern is recorded at frequency rank #47,574, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯fɐn]. lauter is at rank #2,982, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯tɐ].
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 50556, this pair ranks #1,169,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Läufern vs lauter
Shared letters: elru. Private to "Läufern": fnä. Private to "lauter": at.
"Läufern" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "lauter" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lauter ← aluter · latuer · lauetr · lauterr · lautre · lautter · llauter · luater
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Läufern" and "lauter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Läufern" or "lauter"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Läufern" and "lauter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Läufern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lauter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,169,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Läufern" and "lauter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lasern 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 #1,169,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.