Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Landtag" and "Landung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Landtag" vs "Landung" - which ranks higher?
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.