letzterer

[ˈlɛt͡stəʁɐ]

/[ˈlɛt͡stəʁɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“letzterer” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,515
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere

Corpus desk

Index DE-letzterer · letzterer · German

letzterer · rank #10,515 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,515
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leiterin

Nearest frequency peer: Leiterin (-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 „letzterer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „letzterer“ 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).

letzterer vs letzteres
89% similar
letzterer vs Letzter
67% similar
letzterer vs letztere
89% similar

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

Key facts for letzterer
PropertyValue
Headwordletzterer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlɛt͡stəʁɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,515
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „letzterer“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Leiterin“ (#10,514), „Lexikon“ (#10,516), „Kunststoff“ (#10,513). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „letzterer“ bei #10,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around letzterer (IPA [ˈlɛt͡stəʁɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,515 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for letzterer, with forms such as "eltzterer", "lettzerer", and "lettzterer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "letzteres", "Letzter", "letztere", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is letzterer, spelled L-E-T-Z-T-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eltzterer
  • lettzerer
  • lettzterer
  • letzetrer
  • letzteerr
  • letztererr
  • letzterrer
  • letztreer
  • letztterer
  • letzzterer
  • leztterer
  • lletzterer
  • ltezterer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of letzterer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eltzterer2lettzerer2lettzterer1letzetrer2letzteerr2letztererr1letzterrer1letztreer2
Edit distance from "letzterer"

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 "letzterer"?
"letzterer" is spelled L-E-T-Z-T-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛt͡stəʁɐ].
What does "letzterer" mean?
As an adjective, "letzterer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs letztere
What words are commonly confused with "letzterer"?
"letzterer" is commonly confused with "letzteres", "Letzter", "letztere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "letzterer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "letzterer" is [ˈlɛt͡stəʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "letzterer" come from?
"letzterer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list