Which to use
“let's” is a contraction and “letras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,474
- “let's” frequency rank
- #1,861
- “letras” frequency rank
- 25335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | let's | letras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Usado para formar el cohortativo de los verbos, equivalente a la primera persona plural del imperativo en otros idiomas; "vamos a + infinitivo". | El conjunto de las denominadas "ciencias sociales"; por oposición a las "ciencias exactas". |
Where the eye mixes let's and letras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. let's runs 4 letters (CVCC) against letras's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between let's and letras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: let's is /lɛts/ while letras is [ˈlet̪ɾas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
let's is recorded at frequency rank #23,474, classified as acontraction, pronounced /lɛts/. letras is at rank #1,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlet̪ɾas].
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 25335, this pair ranks #236,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of let's vs letras
Shared letters: elst. Private to "let's": -. Private to "letras": ar.
"let's" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "letras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- letras ← eltras · lertas · letars · letrass · letrras · letrsa · lettras · lletras
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "let's" and "letras" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "let's" or "letras" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "let's" and "letras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "let's" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "let's" and "letras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lens vs let's". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #236,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.