Which to use
“langen” and “lasen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,204
- “langen” frequency rank
- #28,289
- “lasen” frequency rank
- 29493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langen | lasen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich einem Gegenstand entgegen strecken, um ihn zu ergreifen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lesen |
Where the eye mixes langen and lasen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. langen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lasen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between langen and lasen
A purely visual mix-up. langen ([ˈlaŋən]) and lasen ([ˈlaːzn̩]) 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 29493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langen is recorded at frequency rank #1,204, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaŋən]. lasen is at rank #28,289, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaːzn̩].
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 29493, this pair ranks #1,765,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of langen vs lasen
Shared letters: aeln. Private to "langen": g. Private to "lasen": s.
"langen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "langen" and "lasen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "langen" vs "lasen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "langen" and "lasen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "langen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lasen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,765,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langen" and "lasen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasen vs Lasern". 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 #1,765,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.