Lausanne

[loˈzan]

/[loˈzan]/ name

The verdict

“Lausanne” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,119. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,119
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine schweizerische Stadt am Genfer See

Corpus desk

Index DE-lausanne · Lausanne · German

Lausanne · rank #14,119 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,119
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landesverband

Nearest frequency peer: Landesverband (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Lausanne“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Lausanne“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lausanne vs Lasagne
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lausanne
PropertyValue
HeadwordLausanne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[loˈzan]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,119
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lausanne“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Lausanneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Landesverband“ (#14,118), „lehr“ (#14,120), „Lamm“ (#14,117). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lausanne“ bei #14,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Lausanne (IPA [loˈzan]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,119 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine schweizerische Stadt am Genfer See".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lausanne, with forms such as "alusanne", "lasuanne", and "lauasnne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Lasagne", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lausanne, spelled L-A-U-S-A-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine schweizerische Stadt am Genfer See

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lausanne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Das Bundesgericht (BGer) hat in Lausanne seinen Sitz, ebenso der Internationale Sportgerichtshof (TAS). Zudem haben in Lausanne verschiedene Sportweltverbände, darunter das Internationale Olympische Komitee (IOC), ihren Hauptsitz.“
  2. "Lausanne liegt an einem steilen Ufer des Genfersees. Das Stadtgebiet, das sich über eine Differenz von mehr als 300 Höhenmeter erstreckt, wird durch die Bäche Louve und Flon in drei Quartiere zerschnitten, die durch teilweise aufwändige Brücken miteinander verbunden sind."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alusanne
  • lasuanne
  • lauasnne
  • lausane
  • lausanen
  • lausnane
  • laussanne
  • llausanne
  • luasanne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lausanne - 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.

alusanne2lasuanne2lauasnne2lausane1lausanen2lausnane2laussanne1llausanne1
Edit distance from "Lausanne"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lausanne"?
"Lausanne" is spelled L-A-U-S-A-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [loˈzan].
What does "Lausanne" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lausanne" means: eine schweizerische Stadt am Genfer See
What words are commonly confused with "Lausanne"?
"Lausanne" is commonly confused with "Lasagne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lausanne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lausanne" is [loˈzan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lausanne" come from?
"Lausanne" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lausanne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list