Which to use
“lächelt” and “laschet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,925
- “lächelt” frequency rank
- #30,170
- “laschet” frequency rank
- 42095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lächelt | laschet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lächeln | 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laschen |
Where the eye mixes lächelt and laschet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lächelt (CVCCVCC) and laschet (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lächelt vs laschet
A purely visual mix-up. lächelt ([ˈlɛçl̩t]) and laschet ([ˈlaʃət]) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42095, 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]. laschet is at rank #30,170, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaʃət].
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 42095, this pair ranks #1,459,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lächelt vs laschet
Shared letters: cehlt. Private to "lächelt": ä. Private to "laschet": as.
"lächelt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "laschet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laschet ← alschet · lacshet · lascchet · lasceht · laschett · laschhet · laschte · lashcet
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "lächelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laschet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,459,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lächelt" and "laschet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laschet vs lauscht". 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 #1,459,702 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.