Landesamt

[ˈlandəsˌʔamt]

/[ˈlandəsˌʔamt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Landesamt” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,141. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,141
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behörde im Zuständigkeitsbereich eines Bundeslandes

Corpus desk

Index DE-landesamt · Landesamt · German

Landesamt · rank #15,141 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,141
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH kurzerhand

Nearest frequency peer: kurzerhand (-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 „Landesamt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Landesamt“ 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).

Landesamt vs landest
67% similar
Landesamt vs Landesrat
78% similar
Landesamt vs Landesamtes
82% similar

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

Key facts for Landesamt
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandesamt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlandəsˌʔamt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,141
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Landesamt“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kurzerhand“ (#15,140), „lane“ (#15,142), „Kursen“ (#15,139). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Landesamt“ bei #15,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Landesamt (IPA [ˈlandəsˌʔamt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,141 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Behörde im Zuständigkeitsbereich eines Bundeslandes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Landesamt, with forms such as "alndesamt", "ladnesamt", and "landdesamt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "landest", "Landesrat", "Landesamtes", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Landesamt, spelled L-A-N-D-E-S-A-M-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behörde im Zuständigkeitsbereich eines Bundeslandes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Für jedes Land wird ein Landesamt zur Regelung offener Vermögensfragen gebildet.“

Antonyms

Bundesamt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alndesamt
  • ladnesamt
  • landdesamt
  • landeasmt
  • landesammt
  • landesamtt
  • landesatm
  • landesmat
  • landessamt
  • landseamt
  • lanedsamt
  • lanndesamt
  • llandesamt
  • lnadesamt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Landesamt - 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.

alndesamt2ladnesamt2landdesamt1landeasmt2landesammt1landesamtt1landesatm2landesmat2
Edit distance from "Landesamt"

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 "Landesamt"?
"Landesamt" is spelled L-A-N-D-E-S-A-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlandəsˌʔamt].
What does "Landesamt" mean?
As a noun, "Landesamt" means: Behörde im Zuständigkeitsbereich eines Bundeslandes
What words are commonly confused with "Landesamt"?
"Landesamt" is commonly confused with "landest", "Landesrat", "Landesamtes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Landesamt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Landesamt" is [ˈlandəsˌʔamt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Landesamt" come from?
"Landesamt" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list