Landser

[ˈlant͡sɐ]

/[ˈlant͡sɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Landser” is uncommon German (frequency #59,831 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,831
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-landser · Landser · German

Landser · rank #59,831 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,831
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landstreicher

Nearest frequency peer: Landstreicher (+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 „Landser“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Landser
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlant͡sɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,831
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Landser“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Landstreicher“ (#59,832), „Langweiler“ (#59,833), „Latenz“ (#59,835). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Landser“ bei #59,831. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Landser is uncommon German at frequency #59,831 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlant͡sɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einfacher Soldat".

Zero misspellings are on record for Landser in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Landser, spelled L-A-N-D-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    einfacher Soldat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auch Trosse und rückwärtige Dienste hatten alle verfügbaren Landser abgestellt und zu Kampfgruppen zusammengeschlossen.“
  2. „Neben ihm lag ein alter, ehrlicher Landser.“

This word in other languages

squaddie(English)

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

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

Same letter count

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

leather#59,838legaler#59,843lockten#59,853Mafiosi#59,863

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list