Which to use
“letzterem” and “letzterer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,769
- “letzterem” frequency rank
- #10,515
- “letzterer” frequency rank
- 27284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letzterem | letzterer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere |
Where the eye mixes letzterem and letzterer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. letzterem and letzterer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between letzterem and letzterer
A purely visual mix-up. letzterem ([ˈlɛt͡stəʁəm]) and letzterer ([ˈlɛt͡stəʁɐ]) 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 a single letter - m in “letzterem” becomes r in “letzterer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letzterem is recorded at frequency rank #16,769, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stəʁəm]. 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 27284, this pair ranks #1,804,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of letzterem vs letzterer
Shared letters: elrtz. Private to "letzterem": m. Private to "letzterer": -.
"letzterem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "letzterer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letzterem" and "letzterer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "letzterem" vs "letzterer" - which ranks higher?
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 "letzterem" 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 #1,804,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letzterem" and "letzterer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letztem vs letzterem". 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 #1,804,276 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.