Landmasse
[ˈlantˌmasə]
The verdict
“Landmasse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - den Meeresspiegel überragender Teil der Erdkruste mit großer Flächenausdehnung
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Index DE-landmasse · Landmasse · German
Landmasse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Landmasse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlantˌmasə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Landmasse” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Landmasse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlantˌmasə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Meeresspiegel überragender Teil der Erdkruste mit großer Flächenausdehnung".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Landmasse in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Landmasse, spelled L-A-N-D-M-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1den Meeresspiegel überragender Teil der Erdkruste mit großer Flächenausdehnung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Landmasse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Landmassen stellen im Verhältnis zur Wasseroberfläche nur einen kleinen Teil der Erdöberfläche dar.
„Die riesige Landmasse wurde von einer Kolonie zum integralen Teil des Reichs.“
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