landslide

[ˈlændslaɪd]

/[ˈlændslaɪd]/ noun

The verdict

“landslide” 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) - Erdrutsch, Lawine

Corpus desk

Index DE-landslide · landslide · German

landslide · 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 landslide
PropertyValue
Headwordlandslide
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlændslaɪd]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „landslide“ im Deutschen

landslidesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

landslide is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlændslaɪd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for landslide, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is landslide, spelled L-A-N-D-S-L-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erdrutsch, Lawine
  2. 2
    die Masse, die in einem Erdrutsch abgeht
  3. 3
    deutliche Mehrheit in einem Wahlgang

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "The Tibet regional propaganda office said in a statement on Wednesday that weather conditions were behind the landslide."

Synonyms

landslip

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 "landslide"?
"landslide" is spelled L-A-N-D-S-L-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlændslaɪd].
What does "landslide" mean?
As a noun, "landslide" means: Erdrutsch, Lawine
How do you pronounce "landslide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "landslide" is [ˈlændslaɪd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "landslide" come from?
"landslide" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list