Which to use
“Länder” and “Lanze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,116
- “Länder” frequency rank
- #22,413
- “Lanze” frequency rank
- 23529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Länder | Lanze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Land | Waffe für den Nahkampf (als Stoßwaffe), aber auch im Fernkampf (als Wurfwaffe) wie ein Speer einsetzbar; lange Stange (mehrere Meter) mit einer Spitze aus besonders hartem Material |
Where the eye mixes Länder and Lanze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Länder and Lanze
A purely visual mix-up. Länder ([ˈlɛndɐ]) and Lanze ([ˈlant͡sə]) 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 23529, 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]. Lanze is at rank #22,413, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlant͡sə].
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 23529, this pair ranks #1,860,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Länder vs Lanze
Shared letters: eln. Private to "Länder": drä. Private to "Lanze": az.
"Länder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Lanze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lanze ← alnze · lanez · lannze · lanzze · lazne · llanze · lnaze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Länder" for "Lanze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Länder" or "Lanze"?
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 "Länder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lanze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,860,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Länder" and "Lanze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs Lanze". 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 #1,860,109 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.