Which to use
“lauteten” and “leiteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,765
- “lauteten” frequency rank
- #32,648
- “leiteten” frequency rank
- 77413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lauteten | leiteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lauten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leiten |
Where the eye mixes lauteten and leiteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lauteten and leiteten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lauteten vs leiteten
A purely visual mix-up. lauteten ([ˈlaʊ̯tətn̩]) and leiteten ([ˈlaɪ̯tətn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lauteten is recorded at frequency rank #44,765, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯tətn̩]. leiteten is at rank #32,648, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯tətn̩].
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 77413, this pair ranks #261,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lauteten vs leiteten
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "lauteten": au. Private to "leiteten": i.
"lauteten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "leiteten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lauteten" and "leiteten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lauteten" or "leiteten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lauteten" and "leiteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lauteten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leiteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lauteten" and "leiteten" 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 #261,234 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.