lastetvsleistetWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“lastet” and “leistet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,644
“lastet” frequency rank
#6,829
“leistet” frequency rank
39473
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lastet leistet
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lasten 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leisten

Where the eye mixes lastet and leistet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lastet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against leistet's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
lastet
7 ch
leistet

Why the eye confuses lastet with leistet

A purely visual mix-up. lastet ([ˈlastət]) and leistet ([ˈlaɪ̯stət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39473, 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]. leistet is at rank #6,829, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯stət].

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 39473, this pair ranks #1,535,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of lastet vs leistet

Shared letters: elst. Private to "lastet": a. Private to "leistet": i.

"lastet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "leistet" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lastet ← alstet · lasett · lasstet · lastett · lastte · lasttet · latset · llastet
  • leistet ← elistet · leisett · leisstet · leistett · leistte · leisttet · leitset · lesitet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lastet" for "leistet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlastət] versus [ˈlaɪ̯stət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lastet" vs "leistet" - which ranks higher?
"leistet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,829 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

Eye-level mix-up between "lastet" and "leistet" 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 "leistet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,535,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lastet" and "leistet" 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 #1,535,833 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