Landung

[ˈlandʊŋ]

/[ˈlandʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Landung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,400. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,400
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufsetzen eines Luft- oder Raumfahrzeuges

Corpus desk

Index DE-landung · Landung · German

Landung · rank #9,400 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,400
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lade

Nearest frequency peer: lade (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Landung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Landung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Landung vs Lenkung
71% similar
Landung vs Landungen
78% similar
Landung vs landen
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Landung
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlandʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,400
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Landung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Landungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „lade“ (#9,399), „Langeweile“ (#9,401), „Kulissen“ (#9,398). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Landung“ bei #9,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Landung (IPA [ˈlandʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,400 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Landung, with forms such as "alndung", "ladnung", and "landdung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Lenkung", "Landungen", "landen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Landung, spelled L-A-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aufsetzen eines Luft- oder Raumfahrzeuges
  2. 2
    Eintreffen von Truppen von See her
  3. 3
    Abschwung der Wirtschaft, Rückgang der Konjunktur

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Pilot führte eine Landung durch.
  2. „Die Landung, der technisch anspruchsvollste Teil eines Drachenflugs, wird nicht mehr geschildert, und der Leser fragt sich, wie der psychisch und wohl auch flugtechnisch total überforderte Mann wohl gelandet sein mag.“

Synonyms

Landen

Antonyms

AbflugAbhebenStartFluchtRückzugAufschwungHöhenflug

This word in other languages

landing(English)aterrizaje(Español)débarquement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alndung
  • ladnung
  • landdung
  • landnug
  • landugn
  • landungg
  • landunng
  • lanndung
  • lanudng
  • llandung
  • lnadung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Landung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alndung2ladnung2landdung1landnug2landugn2landungg1landunng1lanndung1
Edit distance from "Landung"

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 "Landung"?
"Landung" is spelled L-A-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlandʊŋ].
What does "Landung" mean?
As a noun, "Landung" means: Aufsetzen eines Luft- oder Raumfahrzeuges
What words are commonly confused with "Landung"?
"Landung" is commonly confused with "Lenkung", "Landungen", "landen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Landung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Landung" is [ˈlandʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Landung" come from?
"Landung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Landung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Marokko#9,410Melanie#9,411Haftung#9,380Motiven#9,420

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Kulissen11 variantsgeguckt11 variantsPferden11 variantsSchläge11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list