Which to use
“Laune” and “Laute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,136
- “Laune” frequency rank
- #6,948
- “Laute” frequency rank
- 11084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laune | Laute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gemütszustand; wie sich jemand fühlt oder worauf jemand gerade Lust hat | Saiteninstrument mit birnenförmigem Korpus und angesetztem Hals |
Where the eye mixes Laune and Laute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Laune vs Laute
A purely visual mix-up. Laune ([ˈlaʊ̯nə]) and Laute ([ˈlaʊ̯tə]) 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 a single letter - n in “Laune” becomes t in “Laute”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laune is recorded at frequency rank #4,136, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯nə]. Laute is at rank #6,948, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯tə].
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 11084, this pair ranks #1,971,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Laune vs Laute
Shared letters: aelu. Private to "Laune": n. Private to "Laute": t.
"Laune" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Laute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Laune" and "Laute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Laune" or "Laute" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Laute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laune" and "Laute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs Laute". 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 #1,971,783 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.