# legen vs letten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### legen
*verb · IPA [ˈleːɡn̩] · frequency rank #1,262*
etwas in horizontale Lage bringen oder in horizontaler Lage in eine Position bringen

### letten
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #46,806*
Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/legen-vs-letten