LandtagvsLandungTell them apart

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

#3,979
“Landtag” frequency rank
#9,400
“Landung” frequency rank
13379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Landtag Landung
Definition das Parlament eines Bundeslandes Aufsetzen eines Luft- oder Raumfahrzeuges

Where the eye mixes Landtag and Landung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Landtag
7 ch
Landung

Why the eye confuses Landtag with Landung

A purely visual mix-up. Landtag ([ˈlantˌtaːk]) and Landung ([ˈlandʊŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13379, 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]. Landung is at rank #9,400, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlandʊŋ].

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 13379, this pair ranks #1,958,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Landtag vs Landung

Shared letters: adgln. Private to "Landtag": t. Private to "Landung": u.

"Landtag" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "Landung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Landtagalndtag · ladntag · landatg · landdtag · landtagg · landtga · landttag · lanndtag
  • Landungalndung · ladnung · landdung · landnug · landugn · landungg · landunng · lanndung

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Landtag" and "Landung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlantˌtaːk] versus [ˈlandʊŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Landtag" vs "Landung" - which ranks higher?
"Landtag" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,979 in our German list, against #9,400 for "Landung". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Landtag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Landung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,958,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Landtag" and "Landung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Landung vs Landungen". 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 #1,958,375 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