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 eye mixes Letzter and letzterem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Letzter and letzterem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Letzter is [ˈlɛt͡stɐ] while letzterem is [ˈlɛt͡stəʁəm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Letzter” sits inside “letzterem”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. 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.
Orthographic DNA of Letzter vs letzterem
Shared letters: elrtz. Private to "Letzter": -. Private to "letzterem": m.
"Letzter" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "letzterem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Letzter" and "letzterem" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Letzter" or "letzterem" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Letzter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letzterem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Letzter" and "letzterem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letten vs Letzter". 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 #1,917,896 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.