Which to use
“letten” is a verb and “letztes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- #1,978
- “letztes” frequency rank
- 48784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letten | letztes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs letzte |
Letter map: letten vs letztes
Shared letters muted; letters that set letten and letztes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. letten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against letztes's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: letten vs letztes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: letten is averb and letztesanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letten is recorded at frequency rank #46,806, classified as averb, pronounced […]. letztes is at rank #1,978, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stəs].
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 48784, this pair ranks #1,235,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of letten vs letztes
Shared letters: elt. Private to "letten": n. Private to "letztes": sz.
"letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "letztes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "letten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letztes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,235,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letten" and "letztes" 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 #1,235,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.