Which to use
“letzten” and “letzteren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #279
- “letzten” frequency rank
- #14,121
- “letzteren” frequency rank
- 14400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letzten | letzteren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs letzte | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere |
Where the eye mixes letzten and letzteren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. letzten runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against letzteren's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between letzten and letzteren
A purely visual mix-up. letzten ([ˈlɛt͡stn̩]) and letzteren ([ˈlɛt͡stəʁən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letzten is recorded at frequency rank #279, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stn̩]. letzteren is at rank #14,121, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stəʁən].
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 14400, this pair ranks #1,951,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of letzten vs letzteren
Shared letters: elntz. Private to "letzten": -. Private to "letzteren": r.
"letzten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "letzteren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letzten" and "letzteren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "letzten" vs "letzteren" - 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 "letzten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letzteren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letzten" and "letzteren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lettern vs letzteren". 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 #1,951,462 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.