Which to use
“letztere” and “letzterem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,216
- “letztere” frequency rank
- #16,769
- “letzterem” frequency rank
- 22985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letztere | letzterem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von zweien oder mehreren zuletzt genannt | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere |
Where the eye mixes letztere and letzterem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. letztere runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against letzterem's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: letztere vs letzterem
A purely visual mix-up. letztere ([ˈlɛt͡stəʁə]) and letzterem ([ˈlɛt͡stəʁəm]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “letztere” sits inside “letzterem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letztere is recorded at frequency rank #6,216, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stəʁə]. 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 22985, this pair ranks #1,867,194 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of letztere vs letzterem
Shared letters: elrtz. Private to "letztere": -. Private to "letzterem": m.
"letztere" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "letzterem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "letztere" for "letzterem" ever safe?
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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 "letztere" 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 #1,867,194 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letztere" and "letzterem" 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 #1,867,194 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.