LandesverbändevsLandesverbandesWhich spelling fits?

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

#35,293
“Landesverbände” frequency rank
#32,639
“Landesverbandes” frequency rank
67932
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Landesverbände Landesverbandes
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Landesverband Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Landesverband

Where the eye mixes Landesverbände and Landesverbandes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. Landesverbände runs 14 letters (CVCCVCCVCCVCCV) against Landesverbandes's 15 (CVCCVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
Landesverbände
15 ch
Landesverbandes

Why the eye confuses Landesverbände with Landesverbandes

A purely visual mix-up. Landesverbände ([ˈlandəsfɛɐ̯ˌbɛndə]) and Landesverbandes ([ˈlandəsfɛɐ̯ˌbandəs]) 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 67932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Landesverbände is recorded at frequency rank #35,293, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlandəsfɛɐ̯ˌbɛndə]. Landesverbandes is at rank #32,639, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlandəsfɛɐ̯ˌbandəs].

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 67932, this pair ranks #524,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Landesverbände vs Landesverbandes

Shared letters: abdelnrsv. Private to "Landesverbände": ä. Private to "Landesverbandes": -.

"Landesverbände" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVCCV  ·  "Landesverbandes" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Landesverbandes ← alndesverbandes · ladnesverbandes · landdesverbandes · landesevrbandes · landessverbandes · landesvebrandes · landesverabndes · landesverbadnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Landesverbände" and "Landesverbandes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlandəsfɛɐ̯ˌbɛndə] versus [ˈlandəsfɛɐ̯ˌbandəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Landesverbände" or "Landesverbandes" show up more?
"Landesverbandes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,639 in our German list, against #35,293 for "Landesverbände". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Landesverbände" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Landesverbandes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #524,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Landesverbände" and "Landesverbandes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Landesverband vs Landesverbände". 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 #524,081 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