Which to use
“Land” is a noun and “lang” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #313
- “Land” frequency rank
- #403
- “lang” frequency rank
- 716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Land | lang |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die nicht von Meer bedeckte Erdoberfläche | große Ausmaße, große räumliche Ausmaße habend; über große Ausmaße, große Ausdehnung verfügend |
Where the eye mixes Land and lang
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Land is [lant] while lang is [laŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “Land” becomes g in “lang”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Land is recorded at frequency rank #313, classified as anoun, pronounced [lant]. lang is at rank #403, tagged as anadj, pronounced [laŋ].
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 716, this pair ranks #2,005,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Land vs lang
Shared letters: aln. Private to "Land": d. Private to "lang": g.
"Land" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC