# Laut vs least

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Laut
*noun · IPA [laʊ̯t] · frequency rank #505*
ein Geräusch

### least
*verb · IPA [liːst] · frequency rank #21,333*
2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leasen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/laut-vs-least