Which to use
“lässt” and “liest” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #318
- “lässt” frequency rank
- #2,307
- “liest” frequency rank
- 2625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lässt | liest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lesen |
Where the eye mixes lässt and liest
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lässt ([lɛst]) and liest ([liːst]) 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 2625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lässt is recorded at frequency rank #318, classified as averb, pronounced [lɛst]. liest is at rank #2,307, tagged as averb, pronounced [liːst].
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 2625, this pair ranks #2,001,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lässt vs liest
Shared letters: lst. Private to "lässt": ä. Private to "liest": ei.
"lässt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "liest" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- liest ← ilest · leist · liesst · liestt · liets · lliest