Lasso

[ˈlasoː]

/[ˈlasoː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lasso” sits in 19 confusable pairs (corpus #47,554) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#47,554
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - langer Strick mit zusammenziehbarer Schlinge zum Einfangen von Tieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-lasso · Lasso · German

Lasso · rank #47,554 · 4 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,554
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Laufenburg

Nearest frequency peer: Laufenburg (+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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Lasso“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Lasso“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Lasso vs Last
60% similar
Lasso vs less
40% similar
Lasso vs laws
40% similar

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

Key facts for Lasso
PropertyValue
HeadwordLasso
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlasoː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#47,554
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Lasso“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lassoliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Laufenburg“ (#47,555), „Lai“ (#47,552), „lebhafter“ (#47,556). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lasso“ bei #47,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Lasso is neighbouring look-alikes ("Last", "less", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈlasoː]. Frequency #47,554 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Gloss: "langer Strick mit zusammenziehbarer Schlinge zum Einfangen von Tieren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lasso, with forms such as "lasos", "laßo", and "llasso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Last", "less", "laws", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lasso, spelled L-A-S-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    langer Strick mit zusammenziehbarer Schlinge zum Einfangen von Tieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lasso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er warf sein Lasso, um das Fohlen einzufangen.
  2. Sie versuchten, die Schafe mit dem Lasso einzufangen.

Synonyms

FangleineFangseilWurfleineWurfschlinge

This word in other languages

lasso(English)lazo(Español)lasso(Français)laço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lasos
  • laßo
  • llasso
  • lsaso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lasos2laßo2llasso1lsaso2
Edit distance from "Lasso"

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 "Lasso"?
"Lasso" is spelled L-A-S-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlasoː].
What does "Lasso" mean?
As a noun, "Lasso" means: langer Strick mit zusammenziehbarer Schlinge zum Einfangen von Tieren
What words are commonly confused with "Lasso"?
"Lasso" is commonly confused with "Last", "less", "laws". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lasso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lasso" is [ˈlasoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lasso" come from?
"Lasso" 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 "Lasso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

mahdi#47,577kebab#47,523Mette#47,587Moden#47,597

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list