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

#34,784
“Lichtes” frequency rank
#16,770
“Lichts” frequency rank
51554
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lichtes Lichts
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Licht Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Licht

Where the eye mixes Lichtes and Lichts

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Lichtes
6 ch
Lichts

Visual trap between Lichtes and Lichts

A purely visual mix-up. Lichtes ([ˈlɪçtəs]) and Lichts ([lɪçt͡s]) 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 51554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lichtes is recorded at frequency rank #34,784, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɪçtəs]. Lichts is at rank #16,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lɪçt͡s].

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 51554, this pair ranks #1,131,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Lichtes vs Lichts

Shared letters: chilst. Private to "Lichtes": e. Private to "Lichts": -.

"Lichtes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "Lichts" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lichtesilchtes · lcihtes · licchtes · lichets · lichhtes · lichtess · lichtse · lichttes
  • Lichtsilchts · lcihts · licchts · lichhts · lichst · lichtss · lichtts · licths

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Lichtes" and "Lichts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlɪçtəs] versus [lɪçt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Lichtes" or "Lichts" show up more?
"Lichts" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,770 in our German list, against #34,784 for "Lichtes". 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 "Lichtes" and "Lichts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Lichtes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lichts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,131,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lichtes" and "Lichts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lichtern vs Lichtes". 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 #1,131,012 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