Which to use
“lästige” and “lustig” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,510
- “lästige” frequency rank
- #1,235
- “lustig” frequency rank
- 27745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lästige | lustig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lästig | Komik, Witz besitzend; amüsant |
Where the eye mixes lästige and lustig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lästige ([ˈlɛstɪɡə]) and lustig ([ˈlʊstɪç]) 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 27745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lästige is recorded at frequency rank #26,510, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛstɪɡə]. lustig is at rank #1,235, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlʊstɪç].
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 27745, this pair ranks #1,796,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lästige vs lustig
Shared letters: gilst. Private to "lästige": eä. Private to "lustig": u.
"lästige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "lustig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lustig ← llustig · lsutig · lusitg · lusstig · lustgi · lustigg · lusttig · lutsig