Which to use
“leiteten” and “letten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,648
- “leiteten” frequency rank
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- 79454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leiteten | letten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leiten | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let |
Letter map: leiteten vs letten
Shared letters muted; letters that set leiteten and letten apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. leiteten runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against letten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: leiteten and letten
leiteten 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leiteten is recorded at frequency rank #32,648, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯tətn̩]. 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 79454, this pair ranks #216,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leiteten vs letten
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "leiteten": i. Private to "letten": -.
"leiteten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leiteten" and "letten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "leiteten" vs "letten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "leiteten" vs "letten" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "leiteten" 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 #216,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leiteten" 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 #216,216 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.