Which to use
“lande” and “landet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,082
- “lande” frequency rank
- #5,617
- “landet” frequency rank
- 12699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lande | landet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs landen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs landen |
Where the eye mixes lande and landet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lande runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against landet's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lande with landet
A purely visual mix-up. lande ([ˈlandə]) and landet ([ˈlandət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lande” sits inside “landet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lande is recorded at frequency rank #7,082, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlandə]. landet is at rank #5,617, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlandət].
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 12699, this pair ranks #1,962,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lande vs landet
Shared letters: adeln. Private to "lande": -. Private to "landet": t.
"lande" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "landet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lande" and "landet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lande" vs "landet" - 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 "lande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "landet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lande" and "landet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs lande". 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 #1,962,588 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.