lauscht

[laʊ̯ʃt]

/[laʊ̯ʃt]/ verb

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The verdict

“lauscht” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,043. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,043
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lauschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lauscht · lauscht · German

lauscht · rank #49,043 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,043
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH laufendem

Nearest frequency peer: laufendem (-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 „lauscht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „lauscht“ 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).

lauscht vs löscht
71% similar
lauscht vs lutscht
71% similar
lauscht vs lauschte
88% similar

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

Key facts for lauscht
PropertyValue
Headwordlauscht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[laʊ̯ʃt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,043
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lauscht“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).lauschtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „laufendem“ (#49,042), „lauschte“ (#49,044), „Lebensphase“ (#49,045). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lauscht“ bei #49,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around lauscht (IPA [laʊ̯ʃt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,043 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for lauscht, with forms such as "aluscht", "lasucht", and "laucsht". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "löscht", "lutscht", "lauschte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is lauscht, spelled L-A-U-S-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lauschen
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lauschen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lauschen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lauschen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aluscht
  • lasucht
  • laucsht
  • lausccht
  • lauschht
  • lauschtt
  • lauscth
  • laushct
  • lausscht
  • llauscht
  • luascht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lauscht - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aluscht2lasucht2laucsht2lausccht1lauschht1lauschtt1lauscth2laushct2
Edit distance from "lauscht"

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 "lauscht"?
"lauscht" is spelled L-A-U-S-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [laʊ̯ʃt].
What does "lauscht" mean?
As a verb, "lauscht" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lauschen
What words are commonly confused with "lauscht"?
"lauscht" is commonly confused with "löscht", "lutscht", "lauschte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lauscht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lauscht" is [laʊ̯ʃt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lauscht" come from?
"lauscht" 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 "lauscht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

magnete#49,063Jungfer#49,003Jackett#48,997Hornung#48,976

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

lustvoll11 variantsJubiläen11 variantsHonolulu11 variantsHennings11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list