Which to use
“letten” and “listen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- #5,978
- “listen” frequency rank
- 52784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letten | listen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let | etwas mündlich aufzählen oder schriftlich anführen |
Letter map: letten vs listen
Shared letters muted; letters that set letten and listen apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. letten and listen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - letten / listen
letten and listen 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letten is recorded at frequency rank #46,806, classified as averb, pronounced […]. listen is at rank #5,978, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɪstn̩].
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 52784, this pair ranks #1,083,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of letten vs listen
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "letten": -. Private to "listen": is.
"letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "listen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "letten" and "listen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "letten" vs "listen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "letten" vs "listen" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "letten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "listen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,083,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letten" and "listen" 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 #1,083,388 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.