letsvsluisConfusable pair

Which to use

“lets” and “luis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,317
“lets” frequency rank
#10,126
“luis” frequency rank
28443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lets luis
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs let Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lui

Letter map: lets vs luis

Shared letters muted; letters that set lets and luis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
lets
4 ch
luis

Pair insight - lets / luis

lets and luis 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lets is recorded at frequency rank #18,317, classified as averb, pronounced […]. luis is at rank #10,126, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈluis].

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 28443, this pair ranks #1,784,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of lets vs luis

Shared letters: ls. Private to "lets": et. Private to "luis": iu.

"lets" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "luis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • letselts · letss · letts · llets · ltes
  • luislius · lluis · luiss · lusi · ulis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lets" and "luis" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "lets" or "luis" show up more?
"luis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,126 in our German list, against #18,317 for "lets". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lets" and "luis".

  • Full dictionary entry for "lets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "luis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,784,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lets" and "luis" 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 #1,784,670 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list