Which to use
“Läufern” is a noun and “liefern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,574
- “Läufern” frequency rank
- #2,455
- “liefern” frequency rank
- 50029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Läufern | liefern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Läufer | Ware zum Käufer transportieren |
Where the eye mixes Läufern and liefern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Läufern and liefern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Läufern vs liefern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Läufern is [ˈlɔɪ̯fɐn] while liefern is [ˈliːfɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50029, 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]. liefern is at rank #2,455, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈliːfɐn].
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 50029, this pair ranks #1,189,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Läufern vs liefern
Shared letters: eflnr. Private to "Läufern": uä. Private to "liefern": i.
"Läufern" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "liefern" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- liefern ← ilefern · leifern · lieefrn · liefenr · liefernn · lieferrn · lieffern · liefren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Läufern" for "liefern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Läufern" vs "liefern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Läufern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liefern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,189,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Läufern" and "liefern" 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 #1,189,283 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.