Which to use
“landen” and “landeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,755
- “landen” frequency rank
- #18,611
- “landeten” frequency rank
- 22366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | landen | landeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem Wasserfahrzeug ans Land gelangen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs landen |
Where the eye mixes landen and landeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. landen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against landeten's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: landen vs landeten
A purely visual mix-up. landen ([ˈlandn̩]) and landeten ([ˈlandətn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
landen is recorded at frequency rank #3,755, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlandn̩]. landeten is at rank #18,611, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlandətn̩].
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 22366, this pair ranks #1,875,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of landen vs landeten
Shared letters: adeln. Private to "landen": -. Private to "landeten": t.
"landen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "landeten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "landen" for "landeten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "landen" vs "landeten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "landen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "landeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,875,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "landen" and "landeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "landeten vs lauteten". 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 #1,875,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.