Landstreifen
[ˈlantˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“Landstreifen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - längliches, schmales Stück Land
Corpus desk
Index DE-landstreifen · Landstreifen · German
Landstreifen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Landstreifen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlantˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Landstreifen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Landstreifen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlantˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "längliches, schmales Stück Land".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Landstreifen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Landstreifen, spelled L-A-N-D-S-T-R-E-I-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1längliches, schmales Stück Land
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Landstreifen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nördlich von Tsumkwe liegen die Grenze zu Angola und der Caprivi-Zipfel, ein langer, schmaler Landstreifen mit einer einzigen Straße, die zum Sambesi führt, der dort die Grenze zu Sambia bildet.“
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.