letzteren

Name: letzteren, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈlɛt͡stəʁən]

/[ˈlɛt͡stəʁən]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“letzteren” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,121 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#14,121
frequency rank, German: 9
letters: 14
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

letzteren vs letzteres

89% similar

letzteren vs letzterer

89% similar

letzteren vs letzten

78% similar

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

Key facts for letzteren
Property	Value
Headword	letzteren
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈlɛt͡stəʁən]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#14,121
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “letzteren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). letzteren lands here:

#14,121

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for letzteren is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɛt͡stəʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,121 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for letzteren, with forms such as "eltzteren", "lettzeren", and "lettzteren". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "letzteres", "letzterer", "letzten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is letzteren, spelled L-E-T-Z-T-E-R-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eltzteren,lettzeren,lettzteren,letzetren,letzteern,letzterenn,letzterne,letzterren,letztreen,letztteren,letzzteren,leztteren,lletzteren,ltezteren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of letzteren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "letzteren"

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 "letzteren"?

"letzteren" is spelled L-E-T-Z-T-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛt͡stəʁən].

What does "letzteren" mean?

As an adjective, "letzteren" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere

What words are commonly confused with "letzteren"?

"letzteren" is commonly confused with "letzteres", "letzterer", "letzten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "letzteren"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "letzteren" is [ˈlɛt͡stəʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "letzteren" come from?

"letzteren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “letzteren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is L-E-T-Z-T-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈlɛt͡stəʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “letzteres” - see the side-by-side comparison. letzteren vs letzteres
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.