letztens

[ˈlɛt͡stn̩s]

/[ˈlɛt͡stn̩s]/ adv

The verdict

“letztens” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,243. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,243
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - neulich, vor Kurzem

Corpus desk

Index DE-letztens · letztens · German

letztens · rank #8,243 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,243
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH leuchten

Nearest frequency peer: leuchten (+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 „letztens“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „letztens“ 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).

letztens vs Letzter
63% similar
letztens vs letztes
88% similar
letztens vs letztere
75% similar

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

Key facts for letztens
PropertyValue
Headwordletztens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈlɛt͡stn̩s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,243
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „letztens“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „leuchten“ (#8,244), „Lesben“ (#8,241), „Libyen“ (#8,245). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „letztens“ bei #8,243. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around letztens (IPA [ˈlɛt͡stn̩s]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #8,243 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for letztens, with forms such as "eltztens", "lettzens", and "lettztens". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Letzter", "letztes", "letztere", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is letztens, spelled L-E-T-Z-T-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    neulich, vor Kurzem
  2. 2
    an der letzten Stelle einer Aufzählung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how letztens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich habe letztens einen Fuchs in meinem Vorgarten beobachtet.
  2. Warum ich nicht mitgehen will? Erstens habe ich keine Lust, zweitens habe ich keine Zeit und drittens und letztens habe ich kein Interesse.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eltztens
  • lettzens
  • lettztens
  • letzetns
  • letztenns
  • letztenss
  • letztesn
  • letztnes
  • letzttens
  • letzztens
  • lezttens
  • lletztens
  • lteztens

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of letztens - 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.

eltztens2lettzens2lettztens1letzetns2letztenns1letztenss1letztesn2letztnes2
Edit distance from "letztens"

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 "letztens"?
"letztens" is spelled L-E-T-Z-T-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛt͡stn̩s].
What does "letztens" mean?
As an adverb, "letztens" means: neulich, vor Kurzem
What words are commonly confused with "letztens"?
"letztens" is commonly confused with "Letzter", "letztes", "letztere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "letztens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "letztens" is [ˈlɛt͡stn̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "letztens" come from?
"letztens" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list