lettenvsplantsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: letten is a verb, plants is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“letten” is a verb and “plants” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,806
“letten” frequency rank
#49,962
“plants” frequency rank
96768
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature letten plants
Definition Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let Plural des Substantivs plant

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set letten and plants apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
letten
6 ch
plants

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: letten is averb and plantsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

letten is recorded at frequency rank #46,806, classified as averb, pronounced […]. plants is at rank #49,962, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 96768, this pair ranks #6,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of letten vs plants

Shared letters: lnt. Private to "letten": e. Private to "plants": aps.

"letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "plants" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • letten ← eltten · leten · letetn · lettenn · lettne · lletten · lteten
  • plants ← lpants · palnts · plannts · plantss · plantts · platns · pllants · plnats

Frequency comparison

letten#46,806
plants#49,962

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "letten" and "plants" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "letten" is a verb and "plants" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "letten" or "plants"?
"letten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46,806 in our German list, against #49,962 for "plants". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering letten vs plants

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “letten”; for a noun, it's “plants”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “letten” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list