Which to use
“letten” is a verb and “letter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- #29,681
- “letter” frequency rank
- 76487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letten | letter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let | Brief |
Letter map: letten vs letter
Shared letters muted; letters that set letten and letter apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. letten and letter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: letten vs letter
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: letten is averb and letteranoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “letten” becomes r in “letter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letten is recorded at frequency rank #46,806, classified as averb, pronounced […]. letter is at rank #29,681, tagged as anoun, pronounced [letə(r)].
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 76487, this pair ranks #282,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of letten vs letter
Shared letters: elt. Private to "letten": n. Private to "letter": r.
"letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "letter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "letten" for "letter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "letten" vs "letter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "letten" and "letter".
- Full dictionary entry for "letten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letten" and "letter" 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 #282,750 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.