Which to use
“Letzter” is a noun and “letzterer” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,702
- “Letzter” frequency rank
- #10,515
- “letzterer” frequency rank
- 12217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Letzter | letzterer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einer zeitlichen, räumlichen oder rangmäßigen Abfolge am Ende Stehender | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere |
Where the eye mixes Letzter and letzterer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Letzter runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against letzterer's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Letzter with letzterer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Letzter is [ˈlɛt͡stɐ] while letzterer is [ˈlɛt͡stəʁɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Letzter” sits inside “letzterer”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12217, 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]. letzterer is at rank #10,515, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stəʁɐ].
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 12217, this pair ranks #1,965,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Letzter vs letzterer
Shared letters: elrtz. Private to "Letzter": -. Private to "letzterer": -.
"Letzter" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "letzterer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Letzter" and "letzterer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Letzter" or "letzterer"?
What to do next
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 "letzterer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Letzter" and "letzterer" 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 #1,965,498 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.