Landratte

[ˈlantˌʁatə]

/[ˈlantˌʁatə]/ noun

The verdict

“Landratte” 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 3, 2026) - jemand, der nicht zur See fährt

Corpus desk

Index DE-landratte · Landratte · German

Landratte · 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.

Key facts for Landratte
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandratte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlantˌʁatə]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Landratte“ im Deutschen

Landratteliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Landratte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlantˌʁatə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der nicht zur See fährt".

Landratte has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Landratte, spelled L-A-N-D-R-A-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der nicht zur See fährt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Landratten haben ja keine Ahnung von Sturm und Orkan.
  2. „Aber sein Bruder Lýdar segelte auch nicht mehr auf dem Schiff, er hatte eine Frau aus Nólsoy geheiratet und war eine Landratte geworden.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Landratte"?
"Landratte" is spelled L-A-N-D-R-A-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlantˌʁatə].
What does "Landratte" mean?
As a noun, "Landratte" means: jemand, der nicht zur See fährt
How do you pronounce "Landratte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Landratte" is [ˈlantˌʁatə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Landratte" come from?
"Landratte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list