letz

[lɛt͡s]

/[lɛt͡s]/ verb

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The verdict

“letz” is uncommon German (frequency #81,819 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,819
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs letzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-letz · letz · German

letz · rank #81,819 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,819
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lettlands

Nearest frequency peer: Lettlands (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „letz“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „letz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for letz
PropertyValue
Headwordletz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[lɛt͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#81,819
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „letz“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).letzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lettlands“ (#81,818), „Lieferdienste“ (#81,822), „Lend“ (#81,815). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „letz“ bei #81,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

letz is uncommon German at frequency #81,819 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [lɛt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs letzen".

letz has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is letz, spelled L-E-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs letzen

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 "letz"?
"letz" is spelled L-E-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [lɛt͡s].
What does "letz" mean?
As a verb, "letz" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs letzen
How do you pronounce "letz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "letz" is [lɛt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "letz" come from?
"letz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lend#81,815laun#81,804Magi#81,839mako#81,841

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list