Which to use
“lautete” and “lauteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,959
- “lautete” frequency rank
- #44,765
- “lauteten” frequency rank
- 52724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lautete | lauteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lauten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lauten |
Where the eye mixes lautete and lauteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. lautete runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against lauteten's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lautete with lauteten
A purely visual mix-up. lautete ([ˈlaʊ̯tətə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “lautete” sits inside “lauteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lautete is recorded at frequency rank #7,959, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯tətə]. 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 52724, this pair ranks #1,085,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lautete vs lauteten
Shared letters: aeltu. Private to "lautete": -. Private to "lauteten": n.
"lautete" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "lauteten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lautete" and "lauteten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lautete" or "lauteten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lautete" 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 #1,085,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lautete" 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 #1,085,758 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.