Which to use
“letten” is a verb and “Lettern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- #35,889
- “Lettern” frequency rank
- 82695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letten | Lettern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Letter |
Letter map: letten vs Lettern
Shared letters muted; letters that set letten and Lettern apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. letten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Lettern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: letten vs Lettern
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: letten is averb and Letternanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letten is recorded at frequency rank #46,806, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Lettern is at rank #35,889, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛtɐn].
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 82695, this pair ranks #152,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of letten vs Lettern
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "letten": -. Private to "Lettern": r.
"letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Lettern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "letten" and "Lettern" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "letten" or "Lettern" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "letten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lettern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letten" and "Lettern" 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 #152,692 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.