letzteres

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

[ˈlɛt͡stəʁəs]

/[ˈlɛt͡stəʁəs]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“letzteres” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,733. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,733
frequency rank, German: 2,640
“L” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-letzteres · letzteres · German

letzteres · rank #5,733 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #5,733
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 2,640
PHOTO-FINISH Leib

Nearest frequency peer: Leib (-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.

konstant

94,271
kritischen

94,270
Leib

94,269
letzteres

94,268
Luther

94,267
malen

94,266

What this shows „letzteres“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

letzteres vs letztes

78% similar

letzteres vs Letzter

67% similar

letzteres vs letters

78% similar

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

Key facts for letzteres
Property	Value
Headword	letzteres
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈlɛt͡stəʁəs]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#5,733
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	8
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „letzteres“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).letzteresliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#5,733

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Leib“ (#5,732), „Luther“ (#5,734), „kritischen“ (#5,731). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „letzteres“ bei #5,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around letzteres (IPA [ˈlɛt͡stəʁəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,733 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for letzteres, with forms such as "eltzteres", "lettzeres", and "lettzteres". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "letztes", "Letzter", "letters", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is letzteres, spelled L-E-T-Z-T-E-R-E-S.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs letztere
2
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs letztere
3
Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs letztere
4
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs letztere

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eltzteres
lettzeres
lettzteres
letzetres
letzteers
letzteress
letzterres
letzterse
letztrees
letztteres
letzzteres
leztteres
lletzteres
ltezteres

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of letzteres - 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 "letzteres"

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 "letzteres"?

"letzteres" is spelled L-E-T-Z-T-E-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛt͡stəʁəs].

What does "letzteres" mean?

As an adjective, "letzteres" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs letztere

What words are commonly confused with "letzteres"?

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

How do you pronounce "letzteres"?

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

What language does "letzteres" come from?

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

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "letzteres", 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 (14 here; floor ≥5).

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