Which to use
“Land” and “long” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #313
- “Land” frequency rank
- #6,559
- “long” frequency rank
- 6872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Land | long |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die nicht von Meer bedeckte Erdoberfläche | Schiff |
Letter map: Land vs long
Shared letters muted; letters that set Land and long apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Land and long follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Land vs long
Land and long are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Land is recorded at frequency rank #313, classified as anoun, pronounced [lant]. long is at rank #6,559, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 6872, this pair ranks #1,990,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Land vs long
Shared letters: ln. Private to "Land": ad. Private to "long": go.
"Land" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "long" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Land" and "long" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Land" vs "long" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Land" vs "long" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Land" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "long" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Land" and "long" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "long vs puzzles". 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 #1,990,177 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.