landevsLandsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: lande is a verb, Lands is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lande” is a verb and “Lands” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,082
“lande” frequency rank
#44,039
“Lands” frequency rank
51121
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lande Lands
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs landen Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Land

Where the eye mixes lande and Lands

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
lande
5 ch
Lands

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lande is [ˈlandə] while Lands is [lant͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “lande” becomes s in “Lands”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51121, 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]. 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 51121, this pair ranks #1,147,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lande vs Lands

Shared letters: adln. Private to "lande": e. Private to "Lands": s.

"lande" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Lands" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • landealnde · landde · laned · lannde · llande · lnade
  • Landsalnds · ladns · landds · landss · lannds · lansd · llands · lnads

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lande" and "Lands" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lande" is a verb and "Lands" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lande" or "Lands"?
"lande" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,082 in our German list, against #44,039 for "Lands". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "lande" and "Lands". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lande" 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 #1,147,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lande" and "Lands" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lädst vs Lands". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list