let'svsLevisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: let's is a verb, Levis is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“let's” is a verb and “Levis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#712
“let's” frequency rank
#47,157
“Levis” frequency rank
47869
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature let's Levis
Definition Used to form the cohortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages. descendants of the Israelite tribe of Levi; Levites

Letter map: let's vs Levis

Shared letters muted; letters that set let's and Levis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
let's
5 ch
Levis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: let's is averb and Levisanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

let's is recorded at frequency rank #712, classified as averb, pronounced /lɛts/. Levis is at rank #47,157, tagged as anoun.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 47869, this pair ranks #198,408 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of let's vs Levis

Shared letters: els. Private to "let's": t. Private to "Levis": iv.

"let's" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Levis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Levisleivs · leviss · levsi · levvis · llevis · lveis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "let's" and "Levis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "let's" is a verb and "Levis" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "let's" or "Levis"?
"let's" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #712 in our English list, against #47,157 for "Levis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list