Laube

/[ˈlaʊ̯bə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,171

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Laube is aGermannoun. It means: kleines offenes oder geschlossenes Gartenhaus zum vorübergehenden Aufenthalt von Personen oder zum Unterstellen von Geräten Pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯bə]. Often confused with Laut and Lauf.

Key facts for Laube
PropertyValue
HeadwordLaube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaʊ̯bə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,171
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Laube in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Laube is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaʊ̯bə]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,171 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Laube, with forms such as "alube", "labue", and "laubbe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Laut", "Lauf", "lebe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Laube, spelled L-A-U-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines offenes oder geschlossenes Gartenhaus zum vorübergehenden Aufenthalt von Personen oder zum Unterstellen von Geräten
  2. 2
    begehbarer natürlicher Durchgang oder Durchgang aus Holz, der von rankenden Pflanzen überdeckt ist
  3. 3
    offener, überdachter Vorbau von Gebäuden
  4. 4
    Balkon eines Bauernhauses
  5. 5
    Schrebergarten

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alube,labue,laubbe,laueb,llaube,luabe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Laube

Misspelling Variants of "Laube"

alube5labue5laubbe6laueb5llaube6luabe5
Misspelling Variants of "Laube"

Frequency rank: #30,171 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Laube"?
"Laube" is spelled L-A-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaʊ̯bə].
What does "Laube" mean?
As a noun, "Laube" means: kleines offenes oder geschlossenes Gartenhaus zum vorübergehenden Aufenthalt von Personen oder zum Unterstellen von Geräten
What words are commonly confused with "Laube"?
"Laube" is commonly confused with "Laut", "Lauf", "lebe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Laube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Laube" is [ˈlaʊ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Laube" come from?
"Laube" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.