Landeskirche

[ˈlandəsˌkɪʁçə]

/[ˈlandəsˌkɪʁçə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Landeskirche” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,330. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,330
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - öffentlich-rechtliche Kirchenorganisation auf Landesebene (jedoch weitgehend mit dem Gebietsstand früherer Länder beziehungsweise preußischer Provinzen)

Key facts for Landeskirche
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandeskirche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlandəsˌkɪʁçə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#21,330
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Landeskirche” 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). Landeskirche 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.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Landeskirche (IPA [ˈlandəsˌkɪʁçə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,330 among 30,953 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Landeskirche, with forms such as "alndeskirche", "ladneskirche", and "landdeskirche". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Landeskirche, spelled L-A-N-D-E-S-K-I-R-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    öffentlich-rechtliche Kirchenorganisation auf Landesebene (jedoch weitgehend mit dem Gebietsstand früherer Länder beziehungsweise preußischer Provinzen)
  2. 2
    staatlicher Regelung unterliegende öffentlich-rechtliche Kirchenorganisation eines Kantons, die von der rein kirchlichen Ebene unterschieden wird
  3. 3
    vom Staat als die offizielle besonders anerkannte und geschützte Kirche
  4. 4
    öffentlich-rechtliche Kirchenorganisation eines Staates

Synonyms

Staatskirche

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alndeskirche
  • ladneskirche
  • landdeskirche
  • landeksirche
  • landesikrche
  • landeskicrhe
  • landeskircche
  • landeskirceh
  • landeskirchhe
  • landeskirhce
  • landeskirrche
  • landeskkirche
  • landeskriche
  • landesskirche
  • landsekirche
  • lanedskirche
  • lanndeskirche
  • llandeskirche
  • lnadeskirche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Landeskirche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alndeskirche2ladneskirche2landdeskirche1landeksirche2landesikrche2landeskicrhe2landeskircche1landeskirceh2
Edit distance from "Landeskirche"

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 "Landeskirche"?
"Landeskirche" is spelled L-A-N-D-E-S-K-I-R-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlandəsˌkɪʁçə].
What does "Landeskirche" mean?
As a noun, "Landeskirche" means: öffentlich-rechtliche Kirchenorganisation auf Landesebene (jedoch weitgehend mit dem Gebietsstand früherer Länder beziehungsweise preußischer Provinzen)
What are common misspellings of "Landeskirche"?
Common misspellings include "alndeskirche", "ladneskirche", "landdeskirche", "landeksirche", "landesikrche". The correct spelling is "Landeskirche".
How do you pronounce "Landeskirche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Landeskirche" is [ˈlandəsˌkɪʁçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Landeskirche" come from?
"Landeskirche" 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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Using “Landeskirche”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A-N-D-E-S-K-I-R-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlandəsˌkɪʁçə] (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

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list