landwärts

[ˈlantvɛʁt͡s]

/[ˈlantvɛʁt͡s]/ adv

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The verdict

“landwärts” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Richtung auf das Land; dem Land zu

Key facts for landwärts
PropertyValue
Headwordlandwärts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈlantvɛʁt͡s]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “landwärts” sits in German frequency

landwärts falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

landwärts is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈlantvɛʁt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Richtung auf das Land; dem Land zu".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for landwärts, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is landwärts, spelled L-A-N-D-W-Ä-R-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Richtung auf das Land; dem Land zu

Antonyms

landauswärtsmeerwärtsseewärts

This word in other languages

landward(English)

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 "landwärts"?
"landwärts" is spelled L-A-N-D-W-Ä-R-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlantvɛʁt͡s].
What does "landwärts" mean?
As an adverb, "landwärts" means: in Richtung auf das Land; dem Land zu
How do you pronounce "landwärts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "landwärts" is [ˈlantvɛʁt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "landwärts" come from?
"landwärts" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “landwärts”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A-N-D-W-Ä-R-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlantvɛʁt͡s] (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
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