Landweg

[ˈlantˌveːk]

/[ˈlantˌveːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Landweg” is uncommon German (frequency #53,854 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,854
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Strecke, die auf festem Boden, an Land, verläuft

Corpus desk

Index DE-landweg · Landweg · German

Landweg · rank #53,854 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,854
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lampertheim

Nearest frequency peer: Lampertheim (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Landweg“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Landweg“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Landweg
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandweg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlantˌveːk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,854
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Landweg“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Landwegfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lampertheim“ (#53,853), „Langensalza“ (#53,855), „Lastkraftwagen“ (#53,856). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Landweg“ bei #53,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Landweg is uncommon German at frequency #53,854 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlantˌveːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Strecke, die auf festem Boden, an Land, verläuft".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Landweg, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Landweg, spelled L-A-N-D-W-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Strecke, die auf festem Boden, an Land, verläuft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aufsteigende Aale überwinden große Hindernisse und können über feuchte Wiesen schlängelnd selbst kurze Landwege passieren; sogar der Rheinfall bei Schaffhausen kann über die steilen, nassen, seitlichen Felsen kriechend überwunden werden; Stauwehre werden über besonders angelegte Fischtreppen, Aalrinnen, oder über schwach durchströmte, mit Reisig gefüllte…
  2. „Dass die Europäer sich überhaupt auf den Weg gemacht hatten, Asien mit ihren Schiffen zu erreichen, lag nicht zuletzt daran, dass Landwege wie die legendäre Seidenstraße blockiert waren.“

Antonyms

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 "Landweg"?
"Landweg" is spelled L-A-N-D-W-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlantˌveːk].
What does "Landweg" mean?
As a noun, "Landweg" means: Strecke, die auf festem Boden, an Land, verläuft
How do you pronounce "Landweg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Landweg" is [ˈlantˌveːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Landweg" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list