Which to use
“Lesben” is a noun and “letten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,241
- “Lesben” frequency rank
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- 55047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lesben | letten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lesbe | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let |
Letter map: Lesben vs letten
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lesben and letten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Lesben and letten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for Lesben / letten
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lesben is anoun and lettenaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lesben is recorded at frequency rank #8,241, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛsbn̩]. 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 55047, this pair ranks #994,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lesben vs letten
Shared letters: eln. Private to "Lesben": bs. Private to "letten": t.
"Lesben" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "Lesben" and "letten". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lesben" 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 #994,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lesben" 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 #994,808 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.