Which to use
“letton” is an adjective and “lettre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,472
- “letton” frequency rank
- #1,002
- “lettre” frequency rank
- 37474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letton | lettre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui concerne la Lettonie, ses habitants, sa langue, sa culture… | Chacun des caractères d’un alphabet représentant un son, voyelle ou consonne. |
Where the eye mixes letton and lettre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. letton (CVCCVC) and lettre (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses letton with lettre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: letton is \lɛ.tɔ̃\ while lettre is \lɛtʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letton is recorded at frequency rank #36,472, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɛ.tɔ̃\. lettre is at rank #1,002, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛtʁ\.
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 37474, this pair ranks #262,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of letton vs lettre
Shared letters: elt. Private to "letton": no. Private to "lettre": r.
"letton" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lettre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letton" and "lettre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "letton" or "lettre"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "letton" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lettre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letton" and "lettre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letton vs luttons". 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 #262,260 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.