Which to use
“Lenz” is a noun and “lets” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,920
- “Lenz” frequency rank
- #18,317
- “lets” frequency rank
- 30237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lenz | lets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die erste Jahreszeit, Frühling | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs let |
Letter map: Lenz vs lets
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lenz and lets apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Lenz and lets
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lenz is anoun and letsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lenz is recorded at frequency rank #11,920, classified as anoun, pronounced [lɛnt͡s]. 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 30237, this pair ranks #1,751,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lenz vs lets
Shared letters: el. Private to "Lenz": nz. Private to "lets": st.
"Lenz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lets" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Lenz" 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 #1,751,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lenz" 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 #1,751,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.