lassevslassetConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#2,209
“lasse” frequency rank
#39,497
“lasset” frequency rank
41706
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lasse lasset
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen

Where the eye mixes lasse and lasset

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
lasse
6 ch
lasset

Why the eye confuses lasse with lasset

A purely visual mix-up. lasse ([ˈlasə]) and lasset ([ˈlasət]) 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 extra letter(s) - “lasse” sits inside “lasset”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lasse is recorded at frequency rank #2,209, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlasə]. lasset is at rank #39,497, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlasət].

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 41706, this pair ranks #1,471,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lasse vs lasset

Shared letters: aels. Private to "lasse": -. Private to "lasset": t.

"lasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "lasset" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lassealsse · lase · lases · laße · llasse · lsase
  • lassetalsset · lasest · laset · lassett · lasste · laßet · llasset · lsaset

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lasse" for "lasset" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlasə] versus [ˈlasət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lasse" vs "lasset" - which ranks higher?
"lasse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,209 in our German list, against #39,497 for "lasset". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "lasse" and "lasset" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lasset" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,471,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lasse" and "lasset" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasset vs Lasso". 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 #1,471,498 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