LasernvsLeserinWhich spelling fits?

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

#49,860
“Lasern” frequency rank
#39,512
“Leserin” frequency rank
89372
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lasern Leserin
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Laser weibliche Person, die liest

Where the eye mixes Lasern and Leserin

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

6 ch
Lasern
7 ch
Leserin

Visual trap between Lasern and Leserin

A purely visual mix-up. Lasern ([ˈlɛɪ̯zɐn]) and Leserin ([ˈleːzəʁɪn]) 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 89372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lasern is recorded at frequency rank #49,860, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛɪ̯zɐn]. Leserin is at rank #39,512, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːzəʁɪn].

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 89372, this pair ranks #58,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Lasern vs Leserin

Shared letters: elnrs. Private to "Lasern": a. Private to "Leserin": i.

"Lasern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Leserin" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lasern ← alsern · laesrn · lasenr · lasernn · laserrn · lasren · lassern · llasern
  • Leserin ← elserin · leesrin · leseirn · leserinn · leserni · leserrin · lesrein · lesserin

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Lasern" and "Leserin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlɛɪ̯zɐn] versus [ˈleːzəʁɪn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Lasern" vs "Leserin" - which ranks higher?
"Leserin" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,512 in our German list, against #49,860 for "Lasern". 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 "Lasern" and "Leserin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Lasern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Leserin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #58,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lasern" and "Leserin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lasern vs Läufern". 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 #58,061 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