Which to use
“lässig” and “lästige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,426
- “lässig” frequency rank
- #26,510
- “lästige” frequency rank
- 41936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lässig | lästige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | leger, ungezwungen, ohne Förmlichkeit | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lästig |
Where the eye mixes lässig and lästige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lässig ([ˈlɛsɪç]) and lästige ([ˈlɛstɪɡə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41936, 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]. lästige is at rank #26,510, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛstɪɡə].
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 41936, this pair ranks #1,464,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lässig vs lästige
Shared letters: gilsä. Private to "lässig": -. Private to "lästige": et.
"lässig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lästige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV