Which to use
“letzen” and “litten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,655
- “letzen” frequency rank
- #23,221
- “litten” frequency rank
- 43876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letzen | litten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich erquicken | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leiden |
Where the eye mixes letzen and litten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses letzen with litten
A purely visual mix-up. letzen ([ˈlɛt͡sn̩]) and litten ([ˈlɪtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43876, 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]. litten is at rank #23,221, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɪtn̩].
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 43876, this pair ranks #1,404,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of letzen vs litten
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "letzen": z. Private to "litten": i.
"letzen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "litten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letzen" and "litten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "letzen" or "litten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "letzen" and "litten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "letzen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "litten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,404,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letzen" and "litten" 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 #1,404,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.