Which to use
“Leiter” and “letter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,637
- “Leiter” frequency rank
- #29,681
- “letter” frequency rank
- 31318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Leiter | letter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die etwas leitet beziehungsweise als verantwortlicher Vorgesetzter in leitender Position steht | Brief |
Where the eye mixes Leiter and letter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Leiter vs letter
A purely visual mix-up. Leiter ([ˈlaɪ̯tɐ]) and letter ([letə(r)]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - i in “Leiter” becomes t in “letter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Leiter is recorded at frequency rank #1,637, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯tɐ]. letter is at rank #29,681, tagged as anoun, pronounced [letə(r)].
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 31318, this pair ranks #1,730,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Leiter vs letter
Shared letters: elrt. Private to "Leiter": i. Private to "letter": -.
"Leiter" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "letter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Leiter" for "letter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Leiter" or "letter"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Leiter" and "letter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Leiter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,730,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Leiter" and "letter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letten vs letter". 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 #1,730,553 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.