LandesregierungvsLandesregierungenWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Landesregierung” and “Landesregierungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,320
“Landesregierung” frequency rank
#34,772
“Landesregierungen” frequency rank
41092
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Landesregierung Landesregierungen
Definition Regierung eines Bundeslandes Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Landesregierung

Where the eye mixes Landesregierung and Landesregierungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 15 letters in sequence. Landesregierung runs 15 letters (CVCCVCCVCVVCVCC) against Landesregierungen's 17 (CVCCVCCVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

15 ch
Landesregierung
17 ch
Landesregierungen

Look-alike desk: Landesregierung vs Landesregierungen

A purely visual mix-up. Landesregierung ([ˈlandəsʁeˌɡiːʁʊŋ]) and Landesregierungen ([ˈlandəsʁeˌɡiːʁʊŋən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Landesregierung” sits inside “Landesregierungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Landesregierung is recorded at frequency rank #6,320, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlandəsʁeˌɡiːʁʊŋ]. Landesregierungen is at rank #34,772, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlandəsʁeˌɡiːʁʊŋən].

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 41092, this pair ranks #1,489,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Landesregierung vs Landesregierungen

Shared letters: adegilnrsu. Private to "Landesregierung": -. Private to "Landesregierungen": -.

"Landesregierung" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVVCVCC  ·  "Landesregierungen" · 17 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Landesregierung ← alndesregierung · ladnesregierung · landdesregierung · landersegierung · landesergierung · landesregeirung · landesreggierung · landesregiernug
  • Landesregierungen ← alndesregierungen · ladnesregierungen · landdesregierungen · landersegierungen · landesergierungen · landesregeirungen · landesreggierungen · landesregiernugen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Landesregierung" for "Landesregierungen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlandəsʁeˌɡiːʁʊŋ] versus [ˈlandəsʁeˌɡiːʁʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Landesregierung" vs "Landesregierungen" - which ranks higher?
"Landesregierung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,320 in our German list, against #34,772 for "Landesregierungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Landesregierung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Landesregierungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,489,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #1,489,607 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list