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Which to use

“laschet” and “lasset” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,170
“laschet” frequency rank
#39,497
“lasset” frequency rank
69667
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laschet lasset
Definition 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laschen 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen

Where the eye mixes laschet and lasset

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. laschet runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against lasset's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
laschet
6 ch
lasset

Why the eye confuses laschet with lasset

A purely visual mix-up. laschet ([ˈlaʃət]) and lasset ([ˈlasət]) 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 69667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laschet is recorded at frequency rank #30,170, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaʃət]. lasset is at rank #39,497, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlasət].

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 69667, this pair ranks #469,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of laschet vs lasset

Shared letters: aelst. Private to "laschet": ch. Private to "lasset": -.

"laschet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "lasset" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laschet ← alschet · lacshet · lascchet · lasceht · laschett · laschhet · laschte · lashcet
  • lasset ← alsset · lasest · laset · lassett · lasste · laßet · llasset · lsaset

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "laschet" for "lasset" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlaʃət] versus [ˈlasət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "laschet" vs "lasset" - which ranks higher?
"laschet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,170 in our German list, against #39,497 for "lasset". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "laschet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lasset" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #469,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laschet" and "lasset" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasset vs Lasso". 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 #469,607 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list