Which to use
“laschet” and “lösche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,170
- “laschet” frequency rank
- #25,654
- “lösche” frequency rank
- 55824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laschet | lösche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laschen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs löschen |
Where the eye mixes laschet and lösche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. laschet runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against lösche's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: laschet vs lösche
A purely visual mix-up. laschet ([ˈlaʃət]) and lösche ([ˈlœʃə]) 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 55824, 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]. lösche is at rank #25,654, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlœʃə].
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 55824, this pair ranks #964,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laschet vs lösche
Shared letters: cehls. Private to "laschet": at. Private to "lösche": ö.
"laschet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "lösche" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laschet ← alschet · lacshet · lascchet · lasceht · laschett · laschhet · laschte · lashcet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laschet" and "lösche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "laschet" or "lösche" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laschet" and "lösche" 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 "lösche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #964,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laschet" and "lösche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laschet vs lauscht". 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 #964,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.