LandtagenvsLandtagesWhich spelling fits?

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

#48,294
“Landtagen” frequency rank
#29,673
“Landtages” frequency rank
77967
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Landtagen Landtages
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Landtag Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Landtag

Where the eye mixes Landtagen and Landtages

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Landtagen and Landtages follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
Landtagen
9 ch
Landtages

Why the eye confuses Landtagen with Landtages

A purely visual mix-up. Landtagen ([ˈlantˌtaːɡn̩]) and Landtages ([ˈlantˌtaːɡəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “Landtagen” becomes s in “Landtages”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Landtagen is recorded at frequency rank #48,294, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlantˌtaːɡn̩]. Landtages is at rank #29,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlantˌtaːɡəs].

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 77967, this pair ranks #248,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Landtagen vs Landtages

Shared letters: adeglnt. Private to "Landtagen": -. Private to "Landtages": s.

"Landtagen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "Landtages" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Landtagen ← alndtagen · ladntagen · landatgen · landdtagen · landtaegn · landtagenn · landtaggen · landtagne
  • Landtages ← alndtages · ladntages · landatges · landdtages · landtaegs · landtagess · landtagges · landtagse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Landtagen" and "Landtages" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlantˌtaːɡn̩] versus [ˈlantˌtaːɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Landtagen" or "Landtages"?
"Landtages" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,673 in our German list, against #48,294 for "Landtagen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Landtagen" and "Landtages" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Landtagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Landtages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Landtagen" and "Landtages" 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 #248,792 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