Which to use
“Lautes” is a noun and “lautete” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,352
- “Lautes” frequency rank
- #7,959
- “lautete” frequency rank
- 25311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lautes | lautete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Laut | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lauten |
Where the eye mixes Lautes and lautete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Lautes 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.
Why the eye confuses Lautes with lautete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lautes is [ˈlaʊ̯təs] 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lautes is recorded at frequency rank #17,352, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯təs]. 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 25311, this pair ranks #1,835,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lautes vs lautete
Shared letters: aeltu. Private to "Lautes": s. Private to "lautete": -.
"Lautes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "lautete" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lautes" for "lautete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Lautes" vs "lautete" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lautes" 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 #1,835,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lautes" and "lautete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Läuse vs Lautes". 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 #1,835,173 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.