laue

/[ˈlaʊ̯ə]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,872

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

laue is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau Pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯ə]. Often confused with le and Lu.

Key facts for laue
PropertyValue
Headwordlaue
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈlaʊ̯ə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#38,872
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for laue is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaʊ̯ə]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,872 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for laue, with forms such as "alue", "laeu", and "llaue". 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, "le", "Lu", "Lee", 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 laue, spelled L-A-U-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alue,laeu,llaue,luae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for laue

Misspelling Variants of "laue"

alue4laeu4llaue5luae4
Misspelling Variants of "laue"

Frequency rank: #38,872 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "laue"?
"laue" is spelled L-A-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaʊ̯ə].
What does "laue" mean?
As an adj, "laue" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lau
What words are commonly confused with "laue"?
"laue" is commonly confused with "le", "Lu", "Lee". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laue" is [ˈlaʊ̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laue" come from?
"laue" 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.