Which to use
“letten” and “letzen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- #20,655
- “letzen” frequency rank
- 67461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letten | letzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let | sich erquicken |
Letter map: letten vs letzen
Shared letters muted; letters that set letten and letzen apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. letten and letzen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - letten / letzen
letten and letzen 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 differ by a single letter - t in “letten” becomes z in “letzen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letten is recorded at frequency rank #46,806, classified as averb, pronounced […]. letzen is at rank #20,655, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡sn̩].
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 67461, this pair ranks #539,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of letten vs letzen
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "letten": -. Private to "letzen": z.
"letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "letzen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letten" and "letzen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "letten" or "letzen"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "letten" and "letzen".
- Full dictionary entry for "letten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #539,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letten" and "letzen" 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 #539,405 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.