letztens

/[ˈlɛt͡stn̩s]/ adv

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,243

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

letztens is anGermanadv. It means: neulich, vor Kurzem Pronounced [ˈlɛt͡stn̩s]. It ranks #8,243 in German word frequency. Often confused with Letzter and letztes.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of letztens in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for letztens is 8 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɛt͡stn̩s]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,243 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for letztens, with forms such as "eltztens", "lettzens", and "lettztens". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Letzter", "letztes", "letztere", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is letztens, spelled L-E-T-Z-T-E-N-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eltztens,lettzens,lettztens,letzetns,letztenns,letztenss,letztesn,letztnes,letzttens,letzztens,lezttens,lletztens,lteztens

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for letztens

Misspelling Variants of "letztens"

eltztens8lettzens8lettztens9letzetns8letztenns9letztenss9letztesn8letztnes8
Misspelling Variants of "letztens"

Frequency rank: #8,243 in German

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 adv, "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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.