Lettern

[ˈlɛtɐn]

/[ˈlɛtɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lettern” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,889. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,889
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Letter

Corpus desk

Index DE-lettern · Lettern · German

Lettern · rank #35,889 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,889
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lemke

Nearest frequency peer: Lemke (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Lettern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Lettern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lettern vs Leuten
71% similar
Lettern vs Litern
71% similar
Lettern vs letzen
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lettern
PropertyValue
HeadwordLettern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛtɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,889
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lettern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Letternliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lemke“ (#35,888), „leistungsfähige“ (#35,887), „libre“ (#35,891). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lettern“ bei #35,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Lettern (IPA [ˈlɛtɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,889 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lettern, with forms such as "letetrn", "lettenr", and "letternn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Leuten", "Litern", "letzen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Lettern, spelled L-E-T-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Letter
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Letter
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Letter
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Letter

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • letetrn
  • lettenr
  • letternn
  • letterrn
  • lettren
  • llettern
  • ltetern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lettern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

letetrn2lettenr2letternn1letterrn1lettren2llettern1ltetern2
Edit distance from "Lettern"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lettern"?
"Lettern" is spelled L-E-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛtɐn].
What does "Lettern" mean?
As a noun, "Lettern" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Letter
What words are commonly confused with "Lettern"?
"Lettern" is commonly confused with "Leuten", "Litern", "letzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lettern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lettern" is [ˈlɛtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lettern" come from?
"Lettern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lettern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mindert#35,918Ireland#35,856Modulen#35,924Inserat#35,852

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Lemke7 variantsLogen7 variantsOffense7 variantsHeinze7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list