Which to use
“gangs” and “lets” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,596
- “gangs” frequency rank
- #18,317
- “lets” frequency rank
- 51913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gangs | lets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gang | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs let |
Letter map: gangs vs lets
Shared letters muted; letters that set gangs and lets apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. gangs runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against lets's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on gangs vs lets
gangs and lets are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gangs is recorded at frequency rank #33,596, classified as averb, pronounced […]. lets is at rank #18,317, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 51913, this pair ranks #1,117,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gangs vs lets
Shared letters: s. Private to "gangs": agn. Private to "lets": elt.
"gangs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "lets" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "gangs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,117,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gangs" and "lets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gangs vs puzzles". 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 #1,117,213 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.