LandtagvsLandtagenWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

7 ch
Landtag
9 ch
Landtagen

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

  • Landtag ← alndtag · ladntag · landatg · landdtag · landtagg · landtga · landttag · lanndtag
  • Landtagen ← alndtagen · ladntagen · landatgen · landdtagen · landtaegn · landtagenn · landtaggen · landtagne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Landtag" for "Landtagen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlantˌtaːk] versus [ˈlantˌtaːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Landtag" vs "Landtagen" - which ranks higher?
"Landtag" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,979 in our German list, against #48,294 for "Landtagen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list