Which to use
“lande” is a verb and “leide” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,082
- “lande” frequency rank
- #13,424
- “leide” frequency rank
- 20506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lande | leide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs landen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leid |
Where the eye mixes lande and leide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lande vs leide
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lande is [ˈlandə] while leide is [ˈlaɪ̯də]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20506, 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]. leide is at rank #13,424, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯də].
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 20506, this pair ranks #1,896,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lande vs leide
Shared letters: del. Private to "lande": an. Private to "leide": i.
"lande" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "leide" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lande" for "leide" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "lande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,896,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lande" and "leide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leibes vs leide". 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 #1,896,905 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.