Which to use
“lastet” is a verb and “lautem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,644
- “lastet” frequency rank
- #36,474
- “lautem” frequency rank
- 69118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lastet | lautem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lasten | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs laut |
Where the eye mixes lastet and lautem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lastet and lautem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lastet is [ˈlastət] while lautem is [ˈlaʊ̯təm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69118, 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]. lautem is at rank #36,474, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯təm].
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 69118, this pair ranks #486,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lastet vs lautem
Shared letters: aelt. Private to "lastet": s. Private to "lautem": mu.
"lastet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lautem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lastet" and "lautem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lastet" vs "lautem" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lastet" and "lautem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lastet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lautem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #486,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lastet" and "lautem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Läuse vs lautem". 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 #486,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.