Which to use
“lachen” and “lachend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,486
- “lachen” frequency rank
- #11,913
- “lachend” frequency rank
- 13399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lachen | lachend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wegen Belustigung den Mund öffnen und Laute ausstoßen | Partizip Präsens des Verbs lachen |
Where the eye mixes lachen and lachend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lachen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lachend's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lachen vs lachend
A purely visual mix-up. lachen ([ˈlaxn̩]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lachen” sits inside “lachend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lachen is recorded at frequency rank #1,486, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaxn̩]. 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 13399, this pair ranks #1,958,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lachen vs lachend
Shared letters: acehln. Private to "lachen": -. Private to "lachend": d.
"lachen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lachend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lachen" and "lachend" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lachen" or "lachend"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lachen" 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 #1,958,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lachen" and "lachend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lachend vs lachende". 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 #1,958,249 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.