Which to use
“lets” is a verb and “Leut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,317
- “lets” frequency rank
- #26,503
- “Leut” frequency rank
- 44820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lets | Leut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs let | menschliches Lebewesen (meist weiblichen Geschlechts) |
Letter map: lets vs Leut
Shared letters muted; letters that set lets and Leut apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - lets and Leut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lets is averb and Leutanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lets is recorded at frequency rank #18,317, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Leut is at rank #26,503, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lɔɪ̯t].
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 44820, this pair ranks #1,373,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lets vs Leut
Shared letters: elt. Private to "lets": s. Private to "Leut": u.
"lets" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Leut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lets" for "Leut" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "lets" or "Leut" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "lets" vs "Leut" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Leut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,373,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lets" and "Leut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees vs Leut". 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 #1,373,682 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.