Which to use
“lädst” is a verb and “Lands” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,821
- “lädst” frequency rank
- #44,039
- “Lands” frequency rank
- 90860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lädst | Lands |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Land |
Where the eye mixes lädst and Lands
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lädst and Lands follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lädst vs Lands
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lädst is [lɛːt͡st] while Lands is [lant͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lädst is recorded at frequency rank #46,821, classified as averb, pronounced [lɛːt͡st]. Lands is at rank #44,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lant͡s].
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 90860, this pair ranks #43,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lädst vs Lands
Shared letters: dls. Private to "lädst": tä. Private to "Lands": an.
"lädst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Lands" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lands ← alnds · ladns · landds · landss · lannds · lansd · llands · lnads
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lädst" for "Lands" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lädst" vs "Lands" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lädst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lands" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lädst" and "Lands" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lädst vs lähmt". 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 #43,018 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.