landa

[ˇlanda]

/[ˇlanda]/ verb

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The verdict

“landa” is uncommon German (frequency #97,288 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,288
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus dem Flug auf dem Boden aufsetzen; landen

Key facts for landa
PropertyValue
Headwordlanda
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˇlanda]
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “landa” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). landa lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

landa is uncommon German at frequency #97,288 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˇlanda]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for landa, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is landa, spelled L-A-N-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus dem Flug auf dem Boden aufsetzen; landen
  2. 2
    mit einem Wasserfahrzeug am Land ankommen; landen, anlanden

This word in other languages

touch down(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "landa"?
"landa" is spelled L-A-N-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˇlanda].
What does "landa" mean?
As a verb, "landa" means: aus dem Flug auf dem Boden aufsetzen; landen
How do you pronounce "landa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "landa" is [ˇlanda]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "landa" come from?
"landa" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “landa”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A-N-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˇlanda] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list