Which to use
“landest” and “lindert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,494
- “landest” frequency rank
- #46,814
- “lindert” frequency rank
- 86308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | landest | lindert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs landen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lindern |
Where the eye mixes landest and lindert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. landest and lindert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses landest with lindert
A purely visual mix-up. landest ([ˈlandəst]) and lindert ([ˈlɪndɐt]) 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 86308, 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]. lindert is at rank #46,814, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɪndɐt].
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 86308, this pair ranks #95,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of landest vs lindert
Shared letters: delnt. Private to "landest": as. Private to "lindert": ir.
"landest" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "lindert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "landest" for "lindert" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "landest" or "lindert" 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 "lindert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "landest" and "lindert" 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 #95,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.