Laos
[ˈlaːɔs]
The verdict
“Laos” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #32,643 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #32,643
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
- 3
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Staat in Südostasien
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Laos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaːɔs] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #32,643 |
| Misspellings tracked | 3 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Laos” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Laos is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaːɔs]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,643 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Staat in Südostasien".
Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Laos, with forms such as "laoss", "llaos", and "loas". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lo", "Los", "las", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Laos, spelled L-A-O-S.
Definition
- 1Staat in Südostasien
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: laoss,llaos,loas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Laos - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Laos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-A-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlaːɔs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lo” - see the side-by-side comparison. Laos vs lo
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.