Which to use
“lastet” is a verb and “late” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,644
- “lastet” frequency rank
- #14,348
- “late” frequency rank
- 46992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lastet | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lasten | spät |
Letter map: lastet vs late
Shared letters muted; letters that set lastet and late apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: lastet vs late
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lastet is averb and lateanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lastet is recorded at frequency rank #32,644, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlastət]. 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 46992, this pair ranks #1,299,928 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lastet vs late
Shared letters: aelt. Private to "lastet": s. Private to "late": -.
"lastet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lastet" and "late" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lastet" or "late" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "lastet" 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 #1,299,928 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lastet" and "late" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lastet vs Latten". 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 #1,299,928 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.