Which to use
“letters” is a verb and “of” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,320
- “letters” frequency rank
- #324
- “of” frequency rank
- 41644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letters | of |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs letter | von |
Letter map: letters vs of
Shared letters muted; letters that set letters and of apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Grammar separator: letters vs of
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: letters is averb and ofapreposition. On the page they differ by 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letters is recorded at frequency rank #41,320, classified as averb, pronounced […]. of is at rank #324, tagged as aprep, 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 41644, this pair ranks #1,473,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of letters vs of
Shared letters: none. Private to "letters": elrst. Private to "of": fo.
"letters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "of" · 2 letters · shape VC
Known mistypes of this pair
- letters ← eltters · leters · letetrs · letterrs · letterss · lettesr · lettres · lletters
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letters" and "of" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "letters" or "of" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "letters" and "of".
- Full dictionary entry for "letters" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "of" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,473,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letters" and "of" 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 #1,473,276 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.