Which to use
“lautem” is an adjective and “läuten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,474
- “lautem” frequency rank
- #21,685
- “läuten” frequency rank
- 58159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lautem | läuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs laut | Geräusche durch das Bewegen einer Glocke hervorrufen |
Where the eye mixes lautem and läuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lautem and läuten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lautem with läuten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lautem is [ˈlaʊ̯təm] while läuten is [ˈlɔɪ̯tn̩]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lautem is recorded at frequency rank #36,474, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯təm]. läuten is at rank #21,685, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯tn̩].
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 58159, this pair ranks #873,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lautem vs läuten
Shared letters: eltu. Private to "lautem": am. Private to "läuten": nä.
"lautem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "läuten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lautem ← alutem · latuem · lauetm · lautemm · lautme · lauttem · llautem · luatem
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lautem" for "läuten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "lautem" or "läuten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lautem" and "läuten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lautem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "läuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #873,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lautem" and "läuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Läuse vs lautem". 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 #873,473 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.