Landsknechte

[ˈlant͡sˌknɛçtə]

/[ˈlant͡sˌknɛçtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Landsknechte” is uncommon German (frequency #91,872 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,872
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Landsknecht

Corpus desk

Index DE-landsknechte · Landsknechte · German

Landsknechte · rank #91,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,872
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Langdistanz

Nearest frequency peer: Langdistanz (+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 „Landsknechte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Landsknechte
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandsknechte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlant͡sˌknɛçtə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Landsknechte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Landsknechtefällt 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: „Langdistanz“ (#91,873), „Lagerfläche“ (#91,870), „langlebigen“ (#91,874). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Landsknechte“ bei #91,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Landsknechte is uncommon German at frequency #91,872 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlant͡sˌknɛçtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Landsknechte, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Landsknechte, spelled L-A-N-D-S-K-N-E-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Landsknecht
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Landsknecht
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Landsknecht
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Landsknecht

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 "Landsknechte"?
"Landsknechte" is spelled L-A-N-D-S-K-N-E-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlant͡sˌknɛçtə].
What does "Landsknechte" mean?
As a noun, "Landsknechte" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Landsknecht
How do you pronounce "Landsknechte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Landsknechte" is [ˈlant͡sˌknɛçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Landsknechte" come from?
"Landsknechte" 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 "Landsknechte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Käfighaltung#91,865Legationsrat#91,880Kulturkritik#91,854kugelförmige#91,853

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list