Which to use
“letten” is a verb and “Lüften” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- #17,355
- “Lüften” frequency rank
- 64161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letten | Lüften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let | Aussetzung der frischen Luft |
Letter map: letten vs Lüften
Shared letters muted; letters that set letten and Lüften apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - letten and Lüften
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: letten is averb and Lüftenanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letten is recorded at frequency rank #46,806, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Lüften is at rank #17,355, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlʏftn̩].
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 64161, this pair ranks #651,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of letten vs Lüften
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "letten": -. Private to "Lüften": fü.
"letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Lüften" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- letten ← eltten · leten · letetn · lettenn · lettne · lletten · lteten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "letten" and "Lüften" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "letten" vs "Lüften" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "letten" vs "Lüften" 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 "Lüften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #651,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letten" and "Lüften" 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 #651,283 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.