Which to use
“las” is a verb and “lo” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,265
- “las” frequency rank
- #11,924
- “lo” frequency rank
- 15189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | las | lo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lesen | siehe!, seht!, schaut an! |
Letter map: las vs lo
Shared letters muted; letters that set las and lo apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for las / lo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: las is averb and loanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15189, 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]. lo is at rank #11,924, tagged as anintj, pronounced […].
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 15189, this pair ranks #1,945,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of las vs lo
Shared letters: l. Private to "las": as. Private to "lo": o.
"las" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lo" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "las" for "lo" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "las" or "lo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "las" and "lo".
- Full dictionary entry for "las" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,945,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "las" and "lo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lo vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,945,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.