Länder

[ˈlɛndɐ]

/[ˈlɛndɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Länder” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,116
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Land

Corpus desk

Index DE-lander · Länder · German

Länder · rank #1,116 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,116
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH linken

Nearest frequency peer: linken (-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 „Länder“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Länder“ 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).

Länder vs lane
33% similar
Länder vs Länge
67% similar
Länder vs Leder
67% similar

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

Key facts for Länder
PropertyValue
HeadwordLänder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛndɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,116
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Länder“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Länderliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „linken“ (#1,115), „offenbar“ (#1,117), „Leuten“ (#1,114). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Länder“ bei #1,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Länder (IPA [ˈlɛndɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,116 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Länder, with forms such as "lländer", "lnäder", and "lädner". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lane", "Länge", "Leder", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Länder, spelled L-Ä-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Land
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Land
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Land

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lländer
  • lnäder
  • lädner
  • ländder
  • länderr
  • ländre
  • länedr
  • lännder
  • älnder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Länder - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lländer1lnäder2lädner2ländder1länderr1ländre2länedr2lännder1
Edit distance from "Länder"

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 "Länder"?
"Länder" is spelled L-Ä-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛndɐ].
What does "Länder" mean?
As a noun, "Länder" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Land
What words are commonly confused with "Länder"?
"Länder" is commonly confused with "lane", "Länge", "Leder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Länder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Länder" is [ˈlɛndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Länder" come from?
"Länder" 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 "Länder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

linken#1,115Leuten#1,114Landes#1,113Besuch#1,101

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Grosses9 variantsBegriff9 variantsLebens9 variantssitzen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list