Which to use
“las” and “lässt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,265
- “las” frequency rank
- #318
- “lässt” frequency rank
- 3583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | las | lässt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lesen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen |
Where the eye mixes las and lässt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. las ([laːs]) and lässt ([lɛst]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
las is recorded at frequency rank #3,265, classified as averb, pronounced [laːs]. lässt is at rank #318, tagged as averb, pronounced [lɛst].
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 3583, this pair ranks #1,999,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of las vs lässt
Shared letters: ls. Private to "las": a. Private to "lässt": tä.
"las" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lässt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC