Which to use
“landeten” and “lauteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,611
- “landeten” frequency rank
- #44,765
- “lauteten” frequency rank
- 63376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | landeten | lauteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs landen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lauten |
Where the eye mixes landeten and lauteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. landeten (CVCCVCVC) and lauteten (CVVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses landeten with lauteten
A purely visual mix-up. landeten ([ˈlandətn̩]) and lauteten ([ˈlaʊ̯tətn̩]) 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 63376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
landeten is recorded at frequency rank #18,611, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlandətn̩]. lauteten is at rank #44,765, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯tətn̩].
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 63376, this pair ranks #678,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of landeten vs lauteten
Shared letters: aelnt. Private to "landeten": d. Private to "lauteten": u.
"landeten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "lauteten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "landeten" and "lauteten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "landeten" or "lauteten" 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 "landeten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lauteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #678,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "landeten" and "lauteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Latten vs lauteten". 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 #678,922 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.