Which to use
“läuft” is a verb and “Laut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #585
- “läuft” frequency rank
- #505
- “Laut” frequency rank
- 1090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | läuft | Laut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laufen | ein Geräusch |
Where the eye mixes läuft and Laut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: läuft is [lɔɪ̯ft] while Laut is [laʊ̯t]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
läuft is recorded at frequency rank #585, classified as averb, pronounced [lɔɪ̯ft]. Laut is at rank #505, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laʊ̯t].
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 1090, this pair ranks #2,004,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of läuft vs Laut
Shared letters: ltu. Private to "läuft": fä. Private to "Laut": a.
"läuft" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Laut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Laut ← alut · latu · lautt · llaut · luat