Which to use
“lachte” is a verb and “late” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,642
- “lachte” frequency rank
- #14,348
- “late” frequency rank
- 27990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lachte | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lachen | spät |
Letter map: lachte vs late
Shared letters muted; letters that set lachte and late apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: lachte vs late
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lachte is averb and lateanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27990, 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]. late is at rank #14,348, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 27990, this pair ranks #1,792,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lachte vs late
Shared letters: aelt. Private to "lachte": ch. Private to "late": -.
"lachte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lachte" and "late" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lachte" vs "late" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "lachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "late" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,792,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lachte" and "late" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "late vs puzzles". 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 #1,792,448 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.