Which to use
“Laster” is a noun and “late” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,691
- “Laster” frequency rank
- #14,348
- “late” frequency rank
- 26039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laster | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine schlechte Angewohnheit | spät |
Letter map: Laster vs late
Shared letters muted; letters that set Laster and late apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for Laster / late
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Laster is anoun and lateanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laster is recorded at frequency rank #11,691, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlastɐ]. late is at rank #14,348, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 26039, this pair ranks #1,824,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Laster vs late
Shared letters: aelt. Private to "Laster": rs. Private to "late": -.
"Laster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Laster" and "late" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Laster" or "late"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Laster" and "late".
- Full dictionary entry for "Laster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "late" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,824,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laster" and "late" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "late vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,824,130 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.