leitevslettenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“leite” and “letten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,339
“leite” frequency rank
#46,806
“letten” frequency rank
68145
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature leite letten
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leiten Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let

Letter map: leite vs letten

Shared letters muted; letters that set leite and letten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. leite runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against letten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
leite
6 ch
letten

Pair insight - leite / letten

leite 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

leite is recorded at frequency rank #21,339, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯tə]. 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 68145, this pair ranks #517,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of leite vs letten

Shared letters: elt. Private to "leite": i. Private to "letten": n.

"leite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • leite ← elite · leiet · letie · liete · lleite
  • letten ← eltten · leten · letetn · lettenn · lettne · lletten · lteten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "leite" and "letten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "leite" vs "letten" - which ranks higher?
"leite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,339 in our German list, against #46,806 for "letten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "leite" vs "letten" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "leite" 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 #517,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "leite" 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 #517,268 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list