Landau

[ˈlandaʊ̯]

/[ˈlandaʊ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Landau” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,347
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-landau · Landau · German

Landau · rank #14,347 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,347
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH kühne

Nearest frequency peer: kühne (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Landau“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Landau“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Landau vs lande
50% similar
Landau vs lauda
50% similar
Landau vs Lands
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Landau
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlandaʊ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,347
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Landau“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Landauliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kühne“ (#14,346), „late“ (#14,348), „Kätzchen“ (#14,345). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Landau“ bei #14,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Landau (IPA [ˈlandaʊ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,347 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Landau, with forms such as "alndau", "ladnau", and "lanadu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "lande", "lauda", "Lands", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Landau, spelled L-A-N-D-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
  2. 2
    eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Landau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Landau liegt im Südwesten Deutschlands.
  2. „Im Umfeld eines Geothermiekraftwerks im pfälzischen Landau fielen Hebungen und Risse im Boden auf.“

Synonyms

Landau in der PfalzLandau an der Isar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alndau
  • ladnau
  • lanadu
  • landdau
  • landua
  • lanndau
  • llandau
  • lnadau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Landau - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alndau2ladnau2lanadu2landdau1landua2lanndau1llandau1lnadau2
Edit distance from "Landau"

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 "Landau"?
"Landau" is spelled L-A-N-D-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlandaʊ̯].
What does "Landau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Landau" means: eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Landau"?
"Landau" is commonly confused with "lande", "lauda", "Lands". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Landau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Landau" is [ˈlandaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Landau" come from?
"Landau" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Landau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

klebt8 variantsKarls8 variantsPalette8 variantsPfarrei8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list