Which to use
“letzterer” and “letzteres” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,515
- “letzterer” frequency rank
- #5,733
- “letzteres” frequency rank
- 16248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letzterer | letzteres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs letztere |
Where the eye mixes letzterer and letzteres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. letzterer and letzteres follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses letzterer with letzteres
A purely visual mix-up. letzterer ([ˈlɛt͡stəʁɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “letzterer” becomes s in “letzteres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letzterer is recorded at frequency rank #10,515, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stəʁɐ]. 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 16248, this pair ranks #1,937,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of letzterer vs letzteres
Shared letters: elrtz. Private to "letzterer": -. Private to "letzteres": s.
"letzterer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "letzteres" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "letzterer" and "letzteres" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "letzterer" or "letzteres"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "letzterer" 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 #1,937,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letzterer" and "letzteres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letters vs letzteres". 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 #1,937,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.