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“landet” and “landete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,617
- “landet” frequency rank
- #8,585
- “landete” frequency rank
- 14202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | landet | landete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs landen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs landen |
Where the eye mixes landet and landete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses landet with landete
A purely visual mix-up. landet ([ˈlandət]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “landet” sits inside “landete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
landet is recorded at frequency rank #5,617, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlandət]. 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 14202, this pair ranks #1,952,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of landet vs landete
Shared letters: adelnt. Private to "landet": -. Private to "landete": -.
"landet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "landete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "landet" and "landete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "landet" or "landete"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "landet" 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 #1,952,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "landet" and "landete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "landete vs Landräte". 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 #1,952,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.