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

#3,979
“Landtag” frequency rank
#14,859
“Landtags” frequency rank
18838
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Landtag Landtags
Definition das Parlament eines Bundeslandes Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Landtag

Where the eye mixes Landtag and Landtags

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Landtag
8 ch
Landtags

Look-alike desk: Landtag vs Landtags

A purely visual mix-up. Landtag ([ˈlantˌtaːk]) and Landtags ([ˈlantˌtaːks]) 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 “Landtags”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18838, 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]. Landtags is at rank #14,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlantˌtaːks].

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 18838, this pair ranks #1,914,413 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Landtag vs Landtags

Shared letters: adglnt. Private to "Landtag": -. Private to "Landtags": s.

"Landtag" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "Landtags" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Landtagalndtag · ladntag · landatg · landdtag · landtagg · landtga · landttag · lanndtag
  • Landtagsalndtags · ladntags · landatgs · landdtags · landtaggs · landtagss · landtasg · landtgas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Landtag" and "Landtags" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlantˌtaːk] versus [ˈlantˌtaːks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Landtag" or "Landtags"?
"Landtag" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,979 in our German list, against #14,859 for "Landtags". 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 "Landtag" and "Landtags" 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 "Landtags" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,914,413 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Landtag" and "Landtags" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Landtagen vs Landtags". 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 #1,914,413 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