Which to use
“Lasern” and “Lesern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,860
- “Lasern” frequency rank
- #11,473
- “Lesern” frequency rank
- 61333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lasern | Lesern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Laser | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Leser |
Where the eye mixes Lasern and Lesern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Lasern and Lesern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Lasern and Lesern
A purely visual mix-up. Lasern ([ˈlɛɪ̯zɐn]) and Lesern ([ˈleːzɐn]) 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 a single letter - a in “Lasern” becomes e in “Lesern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61333, 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]. Lesern is at rank #11,473, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːzɐn].
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 61333, this pair ranks #753,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lasern vs Lesern
Shared letters: elnrs. Private to "Lasern": a. Private to "Lesern": -.
"Lasern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Lesern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lasern" for "Lesern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Lasern" or "Lesern"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lasern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lesern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #753,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lasern" and "Lesern" 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 #753,725 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.