laschetvslöschtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#30,170
“laschet” frequency rank
#15,940
“löscht” frequency rank
46110
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laschet löscht
Definition 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laschen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs löschen

Where the eye mixes laschet and löscht

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

7 ch
laschet
6 ch
löscht

Look-alike desk: laschet vs löscht

A purely visual mix-up. laschet ([ˈlaʃət]) and löscht ([lœʃt]) 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 46110, 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]. löscht is at rank #15,940, tagged as averb, pronounced [lœʃt].

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 46110, this pair ranks #1,330,286 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of laschet vs löscht

Shared letters: chlst. Private to "laschet": ae. Private to "löscht": ö.

"laschet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "löscht" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laschet ← alschet · lacshet · lascchet · lasceht · laschett · laschhet · laschte · lashcet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "laschet" for "löscht" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlaʃət] versus [lœʃt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "laschet" or "löscht"?
"löscht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,940 in our German list, against #30,170 for "laschet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "laschet" and "löscht" 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 "löscht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,330,286 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laschet" and "löscht" 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 #1,330,286 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