LamasvsLandsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Lamas” and “Lands” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,797
“Lamas” frequency rank
#44,039
“Lands” frequency rank
90836
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lamas Lands
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lama Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Land

Where the eye mixes Lamas and Lands

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Lamas (CVCVC) and Lands (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Lamas
5 ch
Lands

Look-alike desk: Lamas vs Lands

A purely visual mix-up. Lamas ([ˈlaːmas]) and Lands ([lant͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lamas is recorded at frequency rank #46,797, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaːmas]. 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 90836, this pair ranks #43,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Lamas vs Lands

Shared letters: als. Private to "Lamas": m. Private to "Lands": dn.

"Lamas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Lands" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lamas ← almas · laams · lamass · lammas · lamsa · llamas · lmaas
  • Lands ← alnds · ladns · landds · landss · lannds · lansd · llands · lnads

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Lamas" for "Lands" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlaːmas] versus [lant͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Lamas" or "Lands"?
"Lands" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,039 in our German list, against #46,797 for "Lamas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Lamas" 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 #43,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lamas" and "Lands" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lamas vs lame". 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 #43,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list