Which to use
“Letzter” is a noun and “letzterem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,702
- “Letzter” frequency rank
- #16,769
- “letzterem” frequency rank
- 18471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Letzter | letzterem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einer zeitlichen, räumlichen oder rangmäßigen Abfolge am Ende Stehender | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Letzter and letzterem apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Letzter and letzterem form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Letzter” sits inside “letzterem” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Letzter is recorded at frequency rank #1,702, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stɐ]. letzterem is at rank #16,769, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stəʁəm].
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 18471, this pair ranks #1,917,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Letzter" and "letzterem" be used interchangeably?
Remembering Letzter vs letzterem
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Letzter”; for an adjective, it's “letzterem”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Letzter” entry
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