Which to use
“lässt” and “läuft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #318
- “lässt” frequency rank
- #585
- “läuft” frequency rank
- 903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lässt | läuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laufen |
Where the eye mixes lässt and läuft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lässt ([lɛst]) and läuft ([lɔɪ̯ft]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lässt is recorded at frequency rank #318, classified as averb, pronounced [lɛst]. läuft is at rank #585, tagged as averb, pronounced [lɔɪ̯ft].
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 903, this pair ranks #2,005,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lässt vs läuft
Shared letters: ltä. Private to "lässt": s. Private to "läuft": fu.
"lässt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "läuft" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC