lastetvsLautesConfusable pair

Quick tell: lastet is a verb, Lautes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lastet” is a verb and “Lautes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,644
“lastet” frequency rank
#17,352
“Lautes” frequency rank
49996
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lastet Lautes
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lasten Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Laut

Where the eye mixes lastet and Lautes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
lastet
6 ch
Lautes

Look-alike desk: lastet vs Lautes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lastet is [ˈlastət] while Lautes is [ˈlaʊ̯təs]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49996, 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]. Lautes is at rank #17,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯təs].

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 49996, this pair ranks #1,190,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lastet vs Lautes

Shared letters: aelst. Private to "lastet": -. Private to "Lautes": u.

"lastet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Lautes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lastetalstet · lasett · lasstet · lastett · lastte · lasttet · latset · llastet
  • Lautesalutes · latues · lauets · lautess · lautse · lauttes · llautes · luates

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lastet" and "Lautes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lastet" is a verb and "Lautes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lastet" or "Lautes"?
"Lautes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,352 in our German list, against #32,644 for "lastet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lastet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lautes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,190,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lastet" and "Lautes" 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 #1,190,499 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list