Which to use
“lacht” and “langt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,827
- “lacht” frequency rank
- #33,695
- “langt” frequency rank
- 37522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lacht | langt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lachen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs langen |
Where the eye mixes lacht and langt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lacht and langt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lacht vs langt
A purely visual mix-up. lacht ([laxt]) and langt ([laŋt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lacht is recorded at frequency rank #3,827, classified as averb, pronounced [laxt]. langt is at rank #33,695, tagged as averb, pronounced [laŋt].
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 37522, this pair ranks #1,588,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lacht vs langt
Shared letters: alt. Private to "lacht": ch. Private to "langt": gn.
"lacht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "langt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lacht" and "langt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lacht" or "langt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lacht" and "langt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,588,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lacht" and "langt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs langt". 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 #1,588,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.