Landsmannschaft

[ˈlant͡smanʃaft]

/[ˈlant͡smanʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Landsmannschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #65,451 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,451
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - klassische Form der Studentenverbindung, Vereinigung derjenigen Studenten, die aus dem gleichen Land an eine Universität kommen

Key facts for Landsmannschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandsmannschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlant͡smanʃaft]
Letters15
Frequency rank#65,451
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Landsmannschaft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Landsmannschaft lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Landsmannschaft is uncommon German at frequency #65,451 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlant͡smanʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Landsmannschaft in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Landsmannschaft, spelled L-A-N-D-S-M-A-N-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    klassische Form der Studentenverbindung, Vereinigung derjenigen Studenten, die aus dem gleichen Land an eine Universität kommen
  2. 2
    Vertriebenenverband nach dem 2. Weltkrieg

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 "Landsmannschaft"?
"Landsmannschaft" is spelled L-A-N-D-S-M-A-N-N-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlant͡smanʃaft].
What does "Landsmannschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Landsmannschaft" means: klassische Form der Studentenverbindung, Vereinigung derjenigen Studenten, die aus dem gleichen Land an eine Universität kommen
How do you pronounce "Landsmannschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Landsmannschaft" is [ˈlant͡smanʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Landsmannschaft" come from?
"Landsmannschaft" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Landsmannschaft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A-N-D-S-M-A-N-N-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlant͡smanʃaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list