Which to use
“lachte” is a verb and “Lichte” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,642
- “lachte” frequency rank
- #18,319
- “Lichte” frequency rank
- 31961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lachte | Lichte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lachen | deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname |
Where the eye mixes lachte and Lichte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lachte with Lichte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lachte is [ˈlaxtə] while Lichte is [ˈlɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “lachte” becomes i in “Lichte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31961, 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]. Lichte is at rank #18,319, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈlɪçtə].
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 31961, this pair ranks #1,717,613 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lachte vs Lichte
Shared letters: cehlt. Private to "lachte": a. Private to "Lichte": i.
"lachte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Lichte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lachte" for "Lichte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "lachte" or "Lichte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lichte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,717,613 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lachte" and "Lichte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lachte vs lauschte". 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 #1,717,613 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.