Which to use
“Landes” and “lane” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,113
- “Landes” frequency rank
- #15,142
- “lane” frequency rank
- 16255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Landes | lane |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Land | Weg, Feldweg, Pfad, Heckenpfad |
Where the eye mixes Landes and lane
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Landes and lane
A purely visual mix-up. Landes ([ˈlandəs]) and lane ([leɪn]) 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 16255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Landes is recorded at frequency rank #1,113, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlandəs]. lane is at rank #15,142, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leɪn].
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 16255, this pair ranks #1,937,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Landes vs lane
Shared letters: aeln. Private to "Landes": ds. Private to "lane": -.
"Landes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Landes" and "lane" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Landes" or "lane" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Landes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lane" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,937,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Landes" and "lane" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs lane". 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 #1,937,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.