Which to use
“Lettern” is a noun and “letzten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,889
- “Lettern” frequency rank
- #279
- “letzten” frequency rank
- 36168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lettern | letzten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Letter | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs letzte |
Where the eye mixes Lettern and letzten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Lettern (CVCCVCC) and letzten (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Lettern vs letzten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lettern is [ˈlɛtɐn] while letzten is [ˈlɛt͡stn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lettern is recorded at frequency rank #35,889, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛtɐn]. letzten is at rank #279, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stn̩].
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 36168, this pair ranks #1,622,304 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lettern vs letzten
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "Lettern": r. Private to "letzten": z.
"Lettern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "letzten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lettern" and "letzten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Lettern" or "letzten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Lettern" and "letzten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lettern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letzten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,622,304 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lettern" and "letzten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letten vs Lettern". 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 #1,622,304 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.