Which to use
“landet” and “langt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,617
- “landet” frequency rank
- #33,695
- “langt” frequency rank
- 39312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | landet | langt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs landen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs langen |
Where the eye mixes landet and langt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. landet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against langt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between landet and langt
A purely visual mix-up. landet ([ˈlandət]) and langt ([laŋt]) 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 39312, 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]. langt is at rank #33,695, tagged as averb, pronounced [laŋt].
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 39312, this pair ranks #1,540,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of landet vs langt
Shared letters: alnt. Private to "landet": de. Private to "langt": g.
"landet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "langt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "landet" and "langt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "landet" vs "langt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "landet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,540,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "landet" and "langt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs langt". 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 #1,540,227 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.