Which to use
“letter” is a noun and “letters” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,681
- “letter” frequency rank
- #41,320
- “letters” frequency rank
- 71001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letter | letters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Brief | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs letter |
Letter map: letter vs letters
Shared letters muted; letters that set letter and letters apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. letter runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against letters's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - letter and letters
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: letter is anoun and lettersaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “letter” sits inside “letters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letter is recorded at frequency rank #29,681, classified as anoun, pronounced [letə(r)]. letters is at rank #41,320, tagged as averb, 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 71001, this pair ranks #429,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of letter vs letters
Shared letters: elrt. Private to "letter": -. Private to "letters": s.
"letter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "letters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letter" and "letters" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "letter" vs "letters" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "letter" vs "letters" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "letter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letter" and "letters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letters 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 #429,552 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.