Which to use
“landen” and “landing” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,755
- “landen” frequency rank
- #32,145
- “landing” frequency rank
- 35900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | landen | landing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem Wasserfahrzeug ans Land gelangen | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs land |
Where the eye mixes landen and landing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses landen with landing
A purely visual mix-up. landen ([ˈlandn̩]) and landing ([lændɪŋ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35900, 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]. landing is at rank #32,145, tagged as averb, pronounced [lændɪŋ].
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 35900, this pair ranks #1,628,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of landen vs landing
Shared letters: adln. Private to "landen": e. Private to "landing": gi.
"landen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "landing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "landen" and "landing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "landen" or "landing" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "landen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "landing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,628,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "landen" and "landing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "landen vs lenzen". 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 #1,628,807 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.