Which to use
“lässt” and “lastet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #318
- “lässt” frequency rank
- #32,644
- “lastet” frequency rank
- 32962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lässt | lastet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lasten |
Where the eye mixes lässt and lastet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lässt ([lɛst]) and lastet ([ˈlastət]) 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 32962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lässt is recorded at frequency rank #318, classified as averb, pronounced [lɛst]. lastet is at rank #32,644, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlastət].
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 32962, this pair ranks #1,696,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lässt vs lastet
Shared letters: lst. Private to "lässt": ä. Private to "lastet": ae.
"lässt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "lastet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lastet ← alstet · lasett · lasstet · lastett · lastte · lasttet · latset · llastet