Which to use
“letter” and “Letzter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,681
- “letter” frequency rank
- #1,702
- “Letzter” frequency rank
- 31383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letter | Letzter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Brief | in einer zeitlichen, räumlichen oder rangmäßigen Abfolge am Ende Stehender |
Where the eye mixes letter and Letzter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. letter runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Letzter's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between letter and Letzter
A purely visual mix-up. letter ([letə(r)]) and Letzter ([ˈlɛt͡stɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31383, 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)]. Letzter is at rank #1,702, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stɐ].
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 31383, this pair ranks #1,729,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of letter vs Letzter
Shared letters: elrt. Private to "letter": -. Private to "Letzter": z.
"letter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Letzter" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "letter" and "Letzter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "letter" or "Letzter"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "letter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Letzter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,729,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letter" and "Letzter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letten vs letter". 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 #1,729,243 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.