Which to use
“Landtag” and “Landtage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,979
- “Landtag” frequency rank
- #46,104
- “Landtage” frequency rank
- 50083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Landtag | Landtage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Parlament eines Bundeslandes | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Landtag |
Where the eye mixes Landtag and Landtage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Landtag with Landtage
A purely visual mix-up. Landtag ([ˈlantˌtaːk]) and Landtage ([ˈlantˌtaːɡə]) 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) - “Landtag” sits inside “Landtage”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Landtag is recorded at frequency rank #3,979, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlantˌtaːk]. Landtage is at rank #46,104, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlantˌtaːɡə].
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 50083, this pair ranks #1,187,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Landtag vs Landtage
Shared letters: adglnt. Private to "Landtag": -. Private to "Landtage": e.
"Landtag" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Landtage" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Landtag" for "Landtage" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Landtag" or "Landtage"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Landtag" and "Landtage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Landtag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Landtage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,187,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Landtag" and "Landtage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Landtage vs Landtagen". 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 #1,187,292 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.