Which to use
“landest” and “landete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,494
- “landest” frequency rank
- #8,585
- “landete” frequency rank
- 48079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | landest | landete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs landen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs landen |
Where the eye mixes landest and landete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. landest (CVCCVCC) and landete (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between landest and landete
A purely visual mix-up. landest ([ˈlandəst]) and landete ([ˈlandətə]) 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 48079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
landest is recorded at frequency rank #39,494, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlandəst]. landete is at rank #8,585, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlandətə].
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 48079, this pair ranks #1,261,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of landest vs landete
Shared letters: adelnt. Private to "landest": s. Private to "landete": -.
"landest" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "landete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "landest" for "landete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "landest" or "landete" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "landest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "landete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,261,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "landest" and "landete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lädst vs landest". 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 #1,261,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.