Which to use
“lachten” is a verb and “Lichtes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,285
- “lachten” frequency rank
- #34,784
- “Lichtes” frequency rank
- 63069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lachten | Lichtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lachen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Licht |
Where the eye mixes lachten and Lichtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lachten and Lichtes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lachten vs Lichtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lachten is [ˈlaxtn̩] while Lichtes is [ˈlɪçtəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63069, 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]. Lichtes is at rank #34,784, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɪçtəs].
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 63069, this pair ranks #689,983 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lachten vs Lichtes
Shared letters: cehlt. Private to "lachten": an. Private to "Lichtes": is.
"lachten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Lichtes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lachten" and "Lichtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lachten" or "Lichtes" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "lachten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lichtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #689,983 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lachten" and "Lichtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lichtern vs Lichtes". 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 #689,983 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.