Landrätin

[ˈlantˌʁɛːtɪn]

/[ˈlantˌʁɛːtɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Landrätin” is uncommon German (frequency #95,876 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,876
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Leiterin der Kreisverwaltung

Key facts for Landrätin
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandrätin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlantˌʁɛːtɪn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,876
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Landrätin” 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). Landrätin 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.

Rare enough to double-check

Landrätin is uncommon German at frequency #95,876 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlantˌʁɛːtɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Leiterin der Kreisverwaltung".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Landrätin, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Landrätin, spelled L-A-N-D-R-Ä-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leiterin der Kreisverwaltung

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 "Landrätin"?
"Landrätin" is spelled L-A-N-D-R-Ä-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlantˌʁɛːtɪn].
What does "Landrätin" mean?
As a noun, "Landrätin" means: Leiterin der Kreisverwaltung
How do you pronounce "Landrätin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Landrätin" is [ˈlantˌʁɛːtɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Landrätin" come from?
"Landrätin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Landrätin”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A-N-D-R-Ä-T-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlantˌʁɛːtɪn] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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