Which to use
“lasting” is an adjective and “Lessing” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,979
- “lasting” frequency rank
- #42,744
- “Lessing” frequency rank
- 48723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lasting | Lessing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persisting for an extended period of time. | A surname from German. |
Letter map: lasting vs Lessing
Shared letters muted; letters that set lasting and Lessing apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for lasting / Lessing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lasting is anadjective and Lessinganame. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lasting is recorded at frequency rank #5,979, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɑːstɪŋ/. Lessing is at rank #42,744, tagged as aname.
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 48723, this pair ranks #190,364 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lasting vs Lessing
Shared letters: gilns. Private to "lasting": at. Private to "Lessing": e.
"lasting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Lessing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "lasting" vs "Lessing" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lasting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lessing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,364 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lasting" and "Lessing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lashing vs Lessing". 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 #190,364 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.