Which to use
“landen” and “lenken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,755
- “landen” frequency rank
- #8,098
- “lenken” frequency rank
- 11853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | landen | lenken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem Wasserfahrzeug ans Land gelangen | an einen bestimmten Ort, an ein Ziel führen |
Where the eye mixes landen and lenken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. landen and lenken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: landen vs lenken
A purely visual mix-up. landen ([ˈlandn̩]) and lenken ([ˈlɛŋkn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11853, 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]. lenken is at rank #8,098, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɛŋkn̩].
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 11853, this pair ranks #1,967,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of landen vs lenken
Shared letters: eln. Private to "landen": ad. Private to "lenken": k.
"landen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lenken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "landen" and "lenken" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "landen" vs "lenken" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "landen" and "lenken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "landen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lenken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "landen" and "lenken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lenken 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 #1,967,547 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.