Landsmann
German, noun/ˈlan(t)sˌman/
Landsmann is spelled L-A-N-D-S-M-A-N-N (9 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Landsmann is a German masculine noun meaning “a (male) national; one who comes from some country or region” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einwohner eines Landes”.
What does Landsmann mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea (male) national; one who comes from some country or region
Siehst du das ausländische Auto da? Was ist denn das für ein Landsmann?
- 2
masculinea (male) compatriot; a fellow countryman; one who comes from the same country or region as another
Der Oppositionsführer hat seine Landsleute zum Widerstand aufgerufen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einwohner eines Landes 2. Person, die aus dem gleichen Land wie der Sprechende bzw. aus einem genannten Land kommt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Landsmann
- Landsmannes genitive
- Landsmanns genitive
- Landsleute plural
- Landsmänner plural
- Landsmännin feminine
- Landsfrau feminine
- Landsmanne dative singular
- Landsleuten dative definite plural
- Landsmännern dative definite plural
- Landmann variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Landsmann?
- /ˈlan(t)sˌman/
- [ˈlant͡sˌman]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Landsmann
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Landsmann in German?
Landsmann appears 3.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).