Which to use
“lachten” is a verb and “Lasten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,285
- “lachten” frequency rank
- #8,744
- “Lasten” frequency rank
- 37029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lachten | Lasten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lachen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Last |
Where the eye mixes lachten and Lasten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lachten runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Lasten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lachten and Lasten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lachten is [ˈlaxtn̩] while Lasten is [ˈlastn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lachten is recorded at frequency rank #28,285, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaxtn̩]. Lasten is at rank #8,744, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlastn̩].
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 37029, this pair ranks #1,600,602 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lachten vs Lasten
Shared letters: aelnt. Private to "lachten": ch. Private to "Lasten": s.
"lachten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Lasten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lachten" for "Lasten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lachten" vs "Lasten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lachten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lasten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,600,602 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lachten" and "Lasten" 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 #1,600,602 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.