Which to use
“lebten” and “letten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,863
- “lebten” frequency rank
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- 52669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebten | letten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leben | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let |
Letter map: lebten vs letten
Shared letters muted; letters that set lebten and letten apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. lebten and letten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: lebten and letten
lebten and letten 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 a single letter - b in “lebten” becomes t in “letten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebten is recorded at frequency rank #5,863, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈleːptn̩]. 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 52669, this pair ranks #1,087,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lebten vs letten
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "lebten": b. Private to "letten": -.
"lebten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lebten" and "letten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lebten" vs "letten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lebten" and "letten".
- Full dictionary entry for "lebten" 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 #1,087,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebten" 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 #1,087,833 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.