Which to use
“letzte” and “letztere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #452
- “letzte” frequency rank
- #6,216
- “letztere” frequency rank
- 6668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letzte | letztere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einer Reihe oder Folge auf dem einzigen Platz ohne Nachfolger sich befindend | von zweien oder mehreren zuletzt genannt |
Where the eye mixes letzte and letztere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses letzte with letztere
A purely visual mix-up. letzte ([ˈlɛt͡stə]) and letztere ([ˈlɛt͡stəʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “letzte” sits inside “letztere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letzte is recorded at frequency rank #452, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stə]. letztere is at rank #6,216, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stəʁə].
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 6668, this pair ranks #1,990,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of letzte vs letztere
Shared letters: eltz. Private to "letzte": -. Private to "letztere": r.
"letzte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "letztere" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "letzte" and "letztere" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "letzte" vs "letztere" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "letzte" and "letztere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "letzte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letztere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letzte" and "letztere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letters vs letztere". 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 #1,990,845 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.