Which to use
“Laken” and “Lasern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,291
- “Laken” frequency rank
- #49,860
- “Lasern” frequency rank
- 85151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laken | Lasern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großes Tuch, mit dem eine Matratze abgedeckt wird | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Laser |
Where the eye mixes Laken and Lasern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Laken runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Lasern's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Laken and Lasern
A purely visual mix-up. Laken ([ˈlaːkn̩]) and Lasern ([ˈlɛɪ̯zɐn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laken is recorded at frequency rank #35,291, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaːkn̩]. Lasern is at rank #49,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛɪ̯zɐn].
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 85151, this pair ranks #112,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Laken vs Lasern
Shared letters: aeln. Private to "Laken": k. Private to "Lasern": rs.
"Laken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Lasern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Laken" for "Lasern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Laken" vs "Lasern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Laken" and "Lasern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lasern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laken" and "Lasern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lasern vs Läufern". 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 #112,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.