letzt-
[lɛt͡st]
The verdict
“letzt-” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorangestelltes Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung am Schluss eine Reihe oder Folge
Corpus desk
Index DE-letzt · letzt- · German
letzt- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | letzt- |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | [lɛt͡st] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „letzt-“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
letzt- is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed [lɛt͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
letzt- doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is letzt-, spelled L-E-T-Z-T--.
Definition
- 1vorangestelltes Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung am Schluss eine Reihe oder Folge
- 2vorangestelltes Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung am Schluss bezogen auf Qualität oder Rang
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how letzt- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Letztgereihten kamen an diesem Tag nicht mehr dran.
Diese Ernte war wirklich letztklassig.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.