Which to use
“Latten” is a noun and “letten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,309
- “Latten” frequency rank
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- 88115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Latten | letten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Latte | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let |
Letter map: Latten vs letten
Shared letters muted; letters that set Latten and letten apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Latten and letten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for Latten / letten
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Latten is anoun and lettenaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “Latten” becomes e in “letten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Latten is recorded at frequency rank #41,309, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlatn̩]. letten is at rank #46,806, 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 88115, this pair ranks #72,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Latten vs letten
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "Latten": a. Private to "letten": -.
"Latten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Latten" for "letten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Latten" vs "letten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Latten" vs "letten" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Latten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Latten" and "letten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letten 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 #72,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.