Which to use
“lehren” and “letten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,323
- “lehren” frequency rank
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- 53129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lehren | letten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas (Lehrstoff, Wissen, Fertigkeiten, …) vermitteln, beibringen; jemanden in etwas unterrichten, unterweisen | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let |
Letter map: lehren vs letten
Shared letters muted; letters that set lehren and letten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. lehren and letten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - lehren / letten
lehren 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lehren is recorded at frequency rank #6,323, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈleːʁən]. 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 53129, this pair ranks #1,070,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lehren vs letten
Shared letters: eln. Private to "lehren": hr. Private to "letten": t.
"lehren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lehren" and "letten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lehren" or "letten"?
What to do next
Pair "lehren" vs "letten" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lehren" 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 #1,070,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lehren" 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 #1,070,097 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.