Which to use
“legte” and “lets” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,977
- “legte” frequency rank
- #18,317
- “lets” frequency rank
- 20294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legte | lets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs legen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs let |
Letter map: legte vs lets
Shared letters muted; letters that set legte and lets apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - legte / lets
legte 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 20294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legte is recorded at frequency rank #1,977, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈleːktə]. 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 20294, this pair ranks #1,899,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of legte vs lets
Shared letters: elt. Private to "legte": g. Private to "lets": s.
"legte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lets" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "legte" for "lets" ever safe?
Frequency check: "legte" vs "lets" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "legte" and "lets". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "legte" 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 #1,899,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legte" and "lets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lets 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 #1,899,253 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.