Which to use
“lass” is an adjective and “lässt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #863
- “lass” frequency rank
- #318
- “lässt” frequency rank
- 1181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lass | lässt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | keine Energie habend | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen |
Where the eye mixes lass and lässt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lass is [las] while lässt is [lɛst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lass is recorded at frequency rank #863, classified as anadj, pronounced [las]. lässt is at rank #318, tagged as averb, pronounced [lɛst].
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 1181, this pair ranks #2,004,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lass vs lässt
Shared letters: ls. Private to "lass": a. Private to "lässt": tä.
"lass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lässt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lass ← alss · laß · llass · lsas