Which to use
“lachte” and “lachten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,642
- “lachte” frequency rank
- #28,285
- “lachten” frequency rank
- 41927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lachte | lachten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lachen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lachen |
Where the eye mixes lachte and lachten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lachte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against lachten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lachte and lachten
A purely visual mix-up. lachte ([ˈlaxtə]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lachte” sits inside “lachten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lachte is recorded at frequency rank #13,642, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaxtə]. 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 41927, this pair ranks #1,464,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lachte vs lachten
Shared letters: acehlt. Private to "lachte": -. Private to "lachten": n.
"lachte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "lachten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lachte" for "lachten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lachte" vs "lachten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lachte" and "lachten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lachte" 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 #1,464,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lachte" 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 #1,464,861 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.