Which to use
“letztere” and “letzteres” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,216
- “letztere” frequency rank
- #5,733
- “letzteres” frequency rank
- 11949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letztere | letzteres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von zweien oder mehreren zuletzt genannt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs letztere |
Where the eye mixes letztere and letzteres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. letztere runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against letzteres's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: letztere vs letzteres
A purely visual mix-up. letztere ([ˈlɛt͡stəʁə]) and letzteres ([ˈlɛt͡stəʁəs]) 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 “letzteres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11949, 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]. letzteres is at rank #5,733, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stəʁəs].
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 11949, this pair ranks #1,967,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of letztere vs letzteres
Shared letters: elrtz. Private to "letztere": -. Private to "letzteres": s.
"letztere" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "letzteres" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "letztere" and "letzteres" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "letztere" or "letzteres"?
What to do next
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 "letzteres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letztere" and "letzteres" 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 #1,967,050 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.