Which to use
“Landtag” and “Landtagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,979
- “Landtag” frequency rank
- #48,294
- “Landtagen” frequency rank
- 52273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Landtag | Landtagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Parlament eines Bundeslandes | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Landtag |
Where the eye mixes Landtag and Landtagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Landtag runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Landtagen's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Landtag vs Landtagen
A purely visual mix-up. Landtag ([ˈlantˌtaːk]) and Landtagen ([ˈlantˌtaːɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Landtag” sits inside “Landtagen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52273, 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]. Landtagen is at rank #48,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlantˌtaːɡn̩].
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 52273, this pair ranks #1,103,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Landtag vs Landtagen
Shared letters: adglnt. Private to "Landtag": -. Private to "Landtagen": e.
"Landtag" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Landtagen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Landtag" for "Landtagen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Landtag" vs "Landtagen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Landtag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Landtagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,103,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Landtag" and "Landtagen" 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 #1,103,228 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.