lacht

[laxt]

/[laxt]/ verb

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The verdict

“lacht” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,827. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,827
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lacht · lacht · German

lacht · rank #3,827 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,827
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Königs

Nearest frequency peer: Königs (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „lacht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „lacht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lacht vs Laut
40% similar
lacht vs Last
40% similar
lacht vs Loch
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lacht
PropertyValue
Headwordlacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[laxt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,827
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lacht“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lachtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Königs“ (#3,826), „lecker“ (#3,828), „Klang“ (#3,825). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lacht“ bei #3,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lacht (IPA [laxt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,827 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lacht, with forms such as "alcht", "laccht", and "lachht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Laut", "Last", "Loch", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is lacht, spelled L-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lachen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lachen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens des Verbs lachen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alcht
  • laccht
  • lachht
  • lachtt
  • lacth
  • lahct
  • lcaht
  • llacht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lacht - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alcht2laccht1lachht1lachtt1lacth2lahct2lcaht2llacht1
Edit distance from "lacht"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lacht"?
"lacht" is spelled L-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [laxt].
What does "lacht" mean?
As a verb, "lacht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lachen
What words are commonly confused with "lacht"?
"lacht" is commonly confused with "Laut", "Last", "Loch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lacht" is [laxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lacht" come from?
"lacht" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lacht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Klang#3,825Löwen#3,829Pfalz#3,838Profi#3,841

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Reihen8 variantsSerien8 variantsSteine8 variantsweinen8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list