Which to use
“Lasern” and “Lesers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,860
- “Lasern” frequency rank
- #47,561
- “Lesers” frequency rank
- 97421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lasern | Lesers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Laser | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Leser |
Where the eye mixes Lasern and Lesers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Lasern and Lesers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Lasern with Lesers
A purely visual mix-up. Lasern ([ˈlɛɪ̯zɐn]) and Lesers ([ˈleːzɐs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97421, 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]. Lesers is at rank #47,561, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːzɐs].
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 97421, this pair ranks #3,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lasern vs Lesers
Shared letters: elrs. Private to "Lasern": an. Private to "Lesers": -.
"Lasern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Lesers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lasern" and "Lesers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Lasern" or "Lesers"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Lasern" and "Lesers" 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 "Lesers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lasern" and "Lesers" 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 #3,848 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.