laschetvsLatschenConfusable pair

Quick tell: laschet is a verb, Latschen is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“laschet” is a verb and “Latschen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,170
“laschet” frequency rank
#42,646
“Latschen” frequency rank
72816
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laschet Latschen
Definition 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laschen einfacher, flacher, (bequemer, abgetragener) Schuh

Where the eye mixes laschet and Latschen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. laschet runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Latschen's 8 (CVCCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
laschet
8 ch
Latschen

Look-alike desk: laschet vs Latschen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laschet is [ˈlaʃət] while Latschen is [ˈlaːt͡ʃn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72816, 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]. Latschen is at rank #42,646, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaːt͡ʃn̩].

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 72816, this pair ranks #377,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of laschet vs Latschen

Shared letters: acehlst. Private to "laschet": -. Private to "Latschen": n.

"laschet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "Latschen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laschet ← alschet · lacshet · lascchet · lasceht · laschett · laschhet · laschte · lashcet
  • Latschen ← altschen · lastchen · latcshen · latscchen · latscehn · latschenn · latschhen · latschne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "laschet" for "Latschen" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "laschet" is a verb and "Latschen" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "laschet" or "Latschen"?
"laschet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,170 in our German list, against #42,646 for "Latschen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "laschet" and "Latschen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "laschet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Latschen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #377,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laschet" and "Latschen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Latschen vs Lutscher". 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 #377,756 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