Which to use
“letten” and “liebten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- #33,701
- “liebten” frequency rank
- 80507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letten | liebten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lieben |
Letter map: letten vs liebten
Shared letters muted; letters that set letten and liebten apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. letten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against liebten's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on letten vs liebten
letten and liebten 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letten is recorded at frequency rank #46,806, classified as averb, pronounced […]. liebten is at rank #33,701, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈliːptn̩].
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 80507, this pair ranks #194,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of letten vs liebten
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "letten": -. Private to "liebten": bi.
"letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "liebten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letten" and "liebten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "letten" or "liebten"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "letten" and "liebten".
- Full dictionary entry for "letten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liebten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letten" and "liebten" 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 #194,173 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.