Which to use
“Länder” and “Ländle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,116
- “Länder” frequency rank
- #44,058
- “Ländle” frequency rank
- 45174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Länder | Ländle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Land | das Bundesland Baden-Württemberg (die Landschaft Schwaben) |
Where the eye mixes Länder and Ländle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Länder vs Ländle
A purely visual mix-up. Länder ([ˈlɛndɐ]) and Ländle ([ˈlɛntlə]) 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 45174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Länder is recorded at frequency rank #1,116, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛndɐ]. Ländle is at rank #44,058, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛntlə].
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 45174, this pair ranks #1,361,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Länder vs Ländle
Shared letters: delnä. Private to "Länder": r. Private to "Ländle": -.
"Länder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Ländle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Länder" for "Ländle" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Länder" vs "Ländle" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Länder" and "Ländle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Länder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ländle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,361,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Länder" and "Ländle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ländle vs Lands". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,361,981 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.