LändlevsLandsTell them apart

Which to use

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

#44,058
“Ländle” frequency rank
#44,039
“Lands” frequency rank
88097
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ländle Lands
Definition das Bundesland Baden-Württemberg (die Landschaft Schwaben) Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Land

Where the eye mixes Ländle and Lands

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Ländle runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against Lands's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Ländle
5 ch
Lands

Visual trap between Ländle and Lands

A purely visual mix-up. Ländle ([ˈlɛntlə]) and Lands ([lant͡s]) 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 88097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ländle is recorded at frequency rank #44,058, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛntlə]. Lands is at rank #44,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lant͡s].

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 88097, this pair ranks #72,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Ländle vs Lands

Shared letters: dln. Private to "Ländle": eä. Private to "Lands": as.

"Ländle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "Lands" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lands ← alnds · ladns · landds · landss · lannds · lansd · llands · lnads

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ländle" and "Lands" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlɛntlə] versus [lant͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Ländle" or "Lands"?
"Lands" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,039 in our German list, against #44,058 for "Ländle". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Ländle" and "Lands" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ländle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lands" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ländle" and "Lands" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lädst vs Lands". 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 #72,382 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