Which to use
“Laos” is a name and “Last” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,643
- “Laos” frequency rank
- #2,904
- “Last” frequency rank
- 35547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laos | Last |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Staat in Südostasien | etwas, was sich durch sein Gewicht nach unten drückt oder zieht; auch Ladung, Fracht; was man trägt |
Where the eye mixes Laos and Last
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Laos vs Last
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Laos is [ˈlaːɔs] while Last is [last]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laos is recorded at frequency rank #32,643, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈlaːɔs]. Last is at rank #2,904, tagged as anoun, pronounced [last].
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 35547, this pair ranks #1,637,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Laos vs Last
Shared letters: als. Private to "Laos": o. Private to "Last": t.
"Laos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Last" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Laos" and "Last" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Laos" or "Last" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Last" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,637,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laos" and "Last" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs Laos". 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 #1,637,369 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.