Which to use
“letters” is a verb and “letztes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,320
- “letters” frequency rank
- #1,978
- “letztes” frequency rank
- 43298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letters | letztes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs letter | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs letzte |
Letter map: letters vs letztes
Shared letters muted; letters that set letters and letztes apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. letters (CVCCVCC) and letztes (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - letters and letztes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: letters is averb and letztesanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letters is recorded at frequency rank #41,320, classified as averb, pronounced […]. letztes is at rank #1,978, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stəs].
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 43298, this pair ranks #1,422,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of letters vs letztes
Shared letters: elst. Private to "letters": r. Private to "letztes": z.
"letters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "letztes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "letters" and "letztes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "letters" or "letztes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "letters" vs "letztes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "letters" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letztes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,422,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letters" and "letztes" 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 #1,422,460 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.