Which to use
“lächelt” and “lachend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,925
- “lächelt” frequency rank
- #11,913
- “lachend” frequency rank
- 23838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lächelt | lachend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lächeln | Partizip Präsens des Verbs lachen |
Where the eye mixes lächelt and lachend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lächelt and lachend follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lächelt vs lachend
A purely visual mix-up. lächelt ([ˈlɛçl̩t]) and lachend ([laxn̩t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lächelt is recorded at frequency rank #11,925, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlɛçl̩t]. lachend is at rank #11,913, tagged as averb, pronounced [laxn̩t].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23838, this pair ranks #1,855,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lächelt vs lachend
Shared letters: cehl. Private to "lächelt": tä. Private to "lachend": adn.
"lächelt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "lachend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lachend ← alchend · lacchend · lacehnd · lachedn · lachendd · lachennd · lachhend · lachned
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lächelt" and "lachend" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lächelt" vs "lachend" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lächelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lachend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,855,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lächelt" and "lachend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lächelst vs lächelt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,855,958 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.