Which to use
“letzen” is a verb and “letztes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,655
- “letzen” frequency rank
- #1,978
- “letztes” frequency rank
- 22633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letzen | letztes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich erquicken | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs letzte |
Where the eye mixes letzen and letztes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. letzen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against letztes's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between letzen and letztes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: letzen is [ˈlɛt͡sn̩] while letztes is [ˈlɛt͡stəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letzen is recorded at frequency rank #20,655, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡sn̩]. 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 22633, this pair ranks #1,871,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of letzen vs letztes
Shared letters: eltz. Private to "letzen": n. Private to "letztes": s.
"letzen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "letztes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letzen" and "letztes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "letzen" vs "letztes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "letzen" 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 #1,871,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letzen" and "letztes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Laatzen vs letzen". 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 #1,871,738 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.