Which to use
“Lands” is a noun and “lords” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,039
- “Lands” frequency rank
- #20,993
- “lords” frequency rank
- 65032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lands | lords |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Land | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lord |
Letter map: Lands vs lords
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lands and lords apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for Lands / lords
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lands is anoun and lordsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lands is recorded at frequency rank #44,039, classified as anoun, pronounced [lant͡s]. lords is at rank #20,993, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 65032, this pair ranks #620,870 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lands vs lords
Shared letters: dls. Private to "Lands": an. Private to "lords": or.
"Lands" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "lords" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lands" and "lords" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Lands" or "lords" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "Lands" and "lords". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lands" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lords" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #620,870 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lands" and "lords" 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 #620,870 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.