Landmann

[ˈlantˌman]

/[ˈlantˌman]/ noun

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The verdict

“Landmann” is uncommon German (frequency #52,235 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,235
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bauer

Corpus desk

Index DE-landmann · Landmann · German

Landmann · rank #52,235 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,235
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Langlebigkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Langlebigkeit (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Landmann“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Landmann“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Landmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlantˌman]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,235
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Landmann“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Landmannfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Langlebigkeit“ (#52,236), „Landeskriminalamt“ (#52,233), „lasch“ (#52,237). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Landmann“ bei #52,235. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Landmann is uncommon German at frequency #52,235 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlantˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Landmann, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Landmann, spelled L-A-N-D-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bauer
  2. 2
    Einheimischer eines Landes
  3. 3
    untitulierter Adeliger

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „‚Wenn deine Söhne, Kallias,‘ sprach ich, ‚Füllen oder Kälber wären, wüßten wir wohl einen Aufseher für sie zu finden oder zu dingen, der sie gut und tüchtig machen würde in der ihnen angemessenen Tugend: es würde nämlich ein Bereiter sein oder ein Landmann; nun sie aber Menschen sind, was für einen Aufseher bist du gesonnen ihnen zu geben? …‘“
  2. Ich bin dänischer Landmann.

Synonyms

BauerLandwirt

Antonyms

AdeligerArbeiterAusländer

This word in other languages

peasant(English)campagnard(Français)

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 "Landmann"?
"Landmann" is spelled L-A-N-D-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlantˌman].
What does "Landmann" mean?
As a noun, "Landmann" means: Bauer
How do you pronounce "Landmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Landmann" is [ˈlantˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Landmann" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Königtum#52,227Kurztrip#52,225linearer#52,249Kopfgeld#52,216

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list