lässigvsLassoTell them apart

Quick tell: lässig is a adjective, Lasso is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lässig” is an adjective and “Lasso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,426
“lässig” frequency rank
#47,554
“Lasso” frequency rank
62980
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lässig Lasso
Definition leger, ungezwungen, ohne Förmlichkeit langer Strick mit zusammenziehbarer Schlinge zum Einfangen von Tieren

Where the eye mixes lässig and Lasso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
lässig
5 ch
Lasso

Visual trap between lässig and Lasso

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lässig is [ˈlɛsɪç] while Lasso is [ˈlasoː]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lässig is recorded at frequency rank #15,426, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛsɪç]. Lasso is at rank #47,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlasoː].

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 62980, this pair ranks #693,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lässig vs Lasso

Shared letters: ls. Private to "lässig": giä. Private to "Lasso": ao.

"lässig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Lasso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lassolasos · laßo · llasso · lsaso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lässig" and "Lasso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lässig" is an adjective and "Lasso" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lässig" or "Lasso"?
"lässig" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,426 in our German list, against #47,554 for "Lasso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "lässig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lasso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #693,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lässig" and "Lasso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largo 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 #693,148 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