Which to use
“lautem” is an adjective and “lautete” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,474
- “lautem” frequency rank
- #7,959
- “lautete” frequency rank
- 44433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lautem | lautete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs laut | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lauten |
Where the eye mixes lautem and lautete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lautem runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against lautete's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lautem vs lautete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lautem is [ˈlaʊ̯təm] while lautete is [ˈlaʊ̯tətə]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44433, 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]. lautete is at rank #7,959, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯tətə].
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 44433, this pair ranks #1,386,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lautem vs lautete
Shared letters: aeltu. Private to "lautem": m. Private to "lautete": -.
"lautem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "lautete" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lautem" for "lautete" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lautem" or "lautete"?
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 "lautem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lautete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,386,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lautem" and "lautete" 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 #1,386,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.