Which to use
“letten” is a verb and “Lotsen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- #45,433
- “Lotsen” frequency rank
- 92239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letten | Lotsen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lotse |
Letter map: letten vs Lotsen
Shared letters muted; letters that set letten and Lotsen apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. letten and Lotsen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - letten and Lotsen
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: letten is averb and Lotsenanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letten is recorded at frequency rank #46,806, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Lotsen is at rank #45,433, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈloːt͡sn̩].
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 92239, this pair ranks #31,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of letten vs Lotsen
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "letten": -. Private to "Lotsen": os.
"letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Lotsen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letten" and "Lotsen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "letten" vs "Lotsen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "letten" vs "Lotsen" 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 "Lotsen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letten" and "Lotsen" 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 #31,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.