Which to use
“lästig” is an adjective and “latin” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,484
- “lästig” frequency rank
- #20,653
- “latin” frequency rank
- 37137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lästig | latin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf unangenehme Weise störend, hinderlich | Latein |
Letter map: lästig vs latin
Shared letters muted; letters that set lästig and latin apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for lästig / latin
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lästig is anadjective and latinanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lästig is recorded at frequency rank #16,484, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛstɪç]. latin is at rank #20,653, tagged as anoun, 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 37137, this pair ranks #1,597,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lästig vs latin
Shared letters: ilt. Private to "lästig": gsä. Private to "latin": an.
"lästig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "latin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- latin ← altin · laitn · latinn · latni · lattin · llatin · ltain
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lästig" and "latin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lästig" or "latin" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lästig" and "latin".
- Full dictionary entry for "lästig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "latin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,597,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lästig" and "latin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "latin vs puzzles". 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 #1,597,905 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.