lädstvsLassoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: lädst is a verb, Lasso is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lädst” is a verb and “Lasso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,821
“lädst” frequency rank
#47,554
“Lasso” frequency rank
94375
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lädst Lasso
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden langer Strick mit zusammenziehbarer Schlinge zum Einfangen von Tieren

Where the eye mixes lädst and Lasso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lädst (CVCCC) and Lasso (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
lädst
5 ch
Lasso

Why the eye confuses lädst with Lasso

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lädst is [lɛːt͡st] while Lasso is [ˈlasoː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 94375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lädst is recorded at frequency rank #46,821, classified as averb, pronounced [lɛːt͡st]. Lasso is at rank #47,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlasoː].

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 94375, this pair ranks #17,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lädst vs Lasso

Shared letters: ls. Private to "lädst": dtä. Private to "Lasso": ao.

"lädst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "Lasso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lasso ← lasos · laßo · llasso · lsaso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lädst" and "Lasso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lädst" is a verb and "Lasso" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lädst" or "Lasso"?
"lädst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46,821 in our German list, against #47,554 for "Lasso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lädst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lasso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lädst" and "Lasso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lädst vs lähmt". 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 #17,133 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list