Which to use
“läuten” and “lautete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,685
- “läuten” frequency rank
- #7,959
- “lautete” frequency rank
- 29644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | läuten | lautete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Geräusche durch das Bewegen einer Glocke hervorrufen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lauten |
Where the eye mixes läuten and lautete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. läuten 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.
Visual trap between läuten and lautete
A purely visual mix-up. läuten ([ˈlɔɪ̯tn̩]) and lautete ([ˈlaʊ̯tətə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
läuten is recorded at frequency rank #21,685, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯tn̩]. 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 29644, this pair ranks #1,763,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of läuten vs lautete
Shared letters: eltu. Private to "läuten": nä. Private to "lautete": a.
"läuten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "lautete" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lautete ← alutete · latuete · lauette · lauteet · lautette · lauttee · lauttete · llautete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "läuten" and "lautete" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "läuten" or "lautete"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "läuten" and "lautete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "läuten" 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 #1,763,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "läuten" and "lautete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Laatzen vs läuten". 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 #1,763,004 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.