Which to use
“lastet” and “läuten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,644
- “lastet” frequency rank
- #21,685
- “läuten” frequency rank
- 54329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lastet | läuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lasten | Geräusche durch das Bewegen einer Glocke hervorrufen |
Where the eye mixes lastet and läuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lastet (CVCCVC) and läuten (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lastet and läuten
A purely visual mix-up. lastet ([ˈlastət]) and läuten ([ˈlɔɪ̯tn̩]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54329, 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]. läuten is at rank #21,685, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯tn̩].
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 54329, this pair ranks #1,023,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lastet vs läuten
Shared letters: elt. Private to "lastet": as. Private to "läuten": nuä.
"lastet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "läuten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lastet ← alstet · lasett · lasstet · lastett · lastte · lasttet · latset · llastet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lastet" and "läuten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lastet" or "läuten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lastet" and "läuten" 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 "läuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,023,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lastet" and "läuten" 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 #1,023,130 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.