Länder
German, noun/ˈlɛndɐ/
Länder is spelled L-Ä-N-D-E-R (6 letters) and appears 78 times per million words in written German, the 1,114th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Länder is a German noun meaning “nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Land (lands, countries)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einheit einer Raumfähre oder Raumsonde, die dazu bestimmt ist, auf einem Himmelskörper, wie einem Asteroiden…”.
What does Länder mean in English?
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Land (lands, countries)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einheit einer Raumfähre oder Raumsonde, die dazu bestimmt ist, auf einem Himmelskörper, wie einem Asteroiden, Kometen, Mond oder Planeten weich aufzusetzen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Länder
- Landers genitive singular
- Landern dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Länder?
- /ˈlɛndɐ/
- [ˈlandɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Länder
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Länder in German?
Länder appears 78 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).