Laut
[laʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Laut” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #505. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #505
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - ein Geräusch
Corpus desk
Index DE-laut · Laut · German
Laut · rank #505 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #505
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Internet
Nearest frequency peer: Internet (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Laut”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- fand
fand
99,499 corpus weight
- Film
Film
99,498 corpus weight
- Internet
Internet
99,497 corpus weight
- Laut
Laut
99,496 corpus weight
- lesen
lesen
99,495 corpus weight
- oh
oh
99,494 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Laut” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Laut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #505 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Laut” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Laut (IPA [laʊ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #505 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Laut, with forms such as "alut", "latu", and "lautt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lu", "law", "lud", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Laut, spelled L-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1ein Geräusch
- 2Laut [1] als Teil einer Sprache; Sprachlaut
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Laut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was sind denn das für Laute?
Kleinkinder bringen Laute aller Sprachen hervor.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- alut
- latu
- lautt
- llaut
- luat
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Laut - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Laut", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
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.