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“Landgericht” and “Landgerichts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,214
- “Landgericht” frequency rank
- #22,412
- “Landgerichts” frequency rank
- 28626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Landgericht | Landgerichts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Deutschland das Gericht zwischen Amtsgericht und Oberlandesgericht | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Landgericht |
Where the eye mixes Landgericht and Landgerichts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Landgericht runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVCCC) against Landgerichts's 12 (CVCCCVCVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Landgericht vs Landgerichts
A purely visual mix-up. Landgericht ([ˈlantɡəˌʁɪçt]) and Landgerichts ([ˈlantɡəˌʁɪçt͡s]) 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) - “Landgericht” sits inside “Landgerichts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Landgericht is recorded at frequency rank #6,214, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlantɡəˌʁɪçt]. Landgerichts is at rank #22,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlantɡəˌʁɪçt͡s].
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 28626, this pair ranks #1,781,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Landgericht vs Landgerichts
Shared letters: acdeghilnrt. Private to "Landgericht": -. Private to "Landgerichts": s.
"Landgericht" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCC · "Landgerichts" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Landgericht ← alndgericht · ladngericht · landdgericht · landegricht · landgeircht · landgerciht · landgericcht · landgerichht
- Landgerichts ← alndgerichts · ladngerichts · landdgerichts · landegrichts · landgeirchts · landgercihts · landgericchts · landgerichhts
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Landgericht" and "Landgerichts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Landgericht" or "Landgerichts" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Landgericht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Landgerichts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,781,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Landgericht" and "Landgerichts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Landesgericht vs Landgericht". 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 #1,781,414 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.