Landrat

[ˈlantˌʁaːt]

/[ˈlantˌʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Landrat” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,826. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,826
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leiter der Kreisverwaltung

Corpus desk

Index DE-landrat · Landrat · German

Landrat · rank #6,826 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,826
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ladung

Nearest frequency peer: Ladung (-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 „Landrat“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Landrat“ 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).

Landrat vs Landtag
71% similar
Landrat vs Landräte
75% similar
Landrat vs landet
57% similar

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

Key facts for Landrat
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandrat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlantˌʁaːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,826
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Landrat“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Landratliegt 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: „Ladung“ (#6,825), „künstliche“ (#6,824), „Leichen“ (#6,828). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Landrat“ bei #6,826. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Landrat (IPA [ˈlantˌʁaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,826 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Landrat, with forms such as "alndrat", "ladnrat", and "landart". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Landtag", "Landräte", "landet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Landrat, spelled L-A-N-D-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leiter der Kreisverwaltung
  2. 2
    Schweiz: Parlament eines Kantons

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Landrat wurde für 4 weitere Jahre gewählt.
  2. „So meldete sich meine Großmutter für die Sprechstunde beim Landrat an.“

Antonyms

BundesratDorfratLandesratStadtrat

This word in other languages

chef de district(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alndrat
  • ladnrat
  • landart
  • landdrat
  • landratt
  • landrrat
  • landrta
  • lanndrat
  • lanrdat
  • llandrat
  • lnadrat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alndrat2ladnrat2landart2landdrat1landratt1landrrat1landrta2lanndrat1
Edit distance from "Landrat"

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 "Landrat"?
"Landrat" is spelled L-A-N-D-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlantˌʁaːt].
What does "Landrat" mean?
As a noun, "Landrat" means: Leiter der Kreisverwaltung
What words are commonly confused with "Landrat"?
"Landrat" is commonly confused with "Landtag", "Landräte", "landet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Landrat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Landrat" is [ˈlantˌʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Landrat" come from?
"Landrat" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Leichen#6,828leistet#6,829Fingern#6,792Theodor#6,862

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list