Which to use
“Laser” is a noun and “lasse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,743
- “Laser” frequency rank
- #2,209
- “lasse” frequency rank
- 10952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laser | lasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quelle für intensives, gerichtetes und kohärentes Licht nur eines kleinen Wellenlängenbereichs (monochromatisch) | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen |
Where the eye mixes Laser and lasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Laser (CVCVC) and lasse (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Laser and lasse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Laser is [ˈlɛɪ̯zɐ] while lasse is [ˈlasə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laser is recorded at frequency rank #8,743, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛɪ̯zɐ]. lasse is at rank #2,209, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlasə].
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 10952, this pair ranks #1,972,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Laser vs lasse
Shared letters: aels. Private to "Laser": r. Private to "lasse": -.
"Laser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Laser" and "lasse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Laser" vs "lasse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Laser" and "lasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laser" and "lasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Laser vs Lasern". 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 #1,972,475 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.