Which to use
“lachend” is a verb and “laufend” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,913
- “lachend” frequency rank
- #12,528
- “laufend” frequency rank
- 24441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lachend | laufend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs lachen | im Gange seiend, aktuell |
Where the eye mixes lachend and laufend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lachend (CVCCVCC) and laufend (CVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lachend and laufend
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lachend is [laxn̩t] while laufend is [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24441, 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]. laufend is at rank #12,528, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩t].
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 24441, this pair ranks #1,847,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lachend vs laufend
Shared letters: adeln. Private to "lachend": ch. Private to "laufend": fu.
"lachend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "laufend" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lachend" for "laufend" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lachend" vs "laufend" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lachend" and "laufend" 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 "laufend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,847,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lachend" and "laufend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laufend vs laufendes". 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 #1,847,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.