Which to use
“lautet” and “lauteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,346
- “lautet” frequency rank
- #44,765
- “lauteten” frequency rank
- 47111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lautet | lauteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lauten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lauten |
Where the eye mixes lautet and lauteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lautet runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against lauteten's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lautet and lauteten
A purely visual mix-up. lautet ([ˈlaʊ̯tət]) and lauteten ([ˈlaʊ̯tətn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “lautet” sits inside “lauteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lautet is recorded at frequency rank #2,346, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯tət]. lauteten is at rank #44,765, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯tətn̩].
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 47111, this pair ranks #1,295,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lautet vs lauteten
Shared letters: aeltu. Private to "lautet": -. Private to "lauteten": n.
"lautet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "lauteten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lautet" for "lauteten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "lautet" or "lauteten" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lautet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lauteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,295,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lautet" and "lauteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Latten vs lauteten". 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 #1,295,792 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.