lässig vs lässt, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#15,426
“lässig” frequency rank: #318
“lässt” frequency rank: 15744
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	lässig	lässt
Definition	leger, ungezwungen, ohne Förmlichkeit	2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen

Where the eye mixes lässig and lässt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch

lässig

5 ch

lässt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lässig is [ˈlɛsɪç] 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 15744, 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]. 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 15744, this pair ranks #1,941,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of lässig vs lässt

Shared letters: lsä. Private to "lässig": gi. Private to "lässt": t.

"lässig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lässt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lässig" and "lässt" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lässig" is an adjective and "lässt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "lässig" or "lässt"?

"lässt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #318 in our German list, against #15,426 for "lässig". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "lässig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "lässt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,941,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"lässig" and "lässt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lässig vs Lasso". Nearby pair

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