Which to use
“lachend” and “lachten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,913
- “lachend” frequency rank
- #28,285
- “lachten” frequency rank
- 40198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lachend | lachten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs lachen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lachen |
Where the eye mixes lachend and lachten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lachend (CVCCVCC) and lachten (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lachend and lachten
A purely visual mix-up. lachend ([laxn̩t]) and lachten ([ˈlaxtn̩]) 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 40198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lachend is recorded at frequency rank #11,913, classified as averb, pronounced [laxn̩t]. lachten is at rank #28,285, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaxtn̩].
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 40198, this pair ranks #1,515,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lachend vs lachten
Shared letters: acehln. Private to "lachend": d. Private to "lachten": t.
"lachend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "lachten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lachend" and "lachten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lachend" or "lachten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lachend" and "lachten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lachend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,515,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lachend" and "lachten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lachten vs Latten". 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 #1,515,337 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.