# landau

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlæn.dɔː/ · frequency rank #34,954

## Definitions
1. A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other.
2. A style of automobile based around the design of landau carriages.

## Etymology
Named after the German city of Landau, where such carriages were first made. Compare German Landauer.

## Easily confused with
- **lands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landau-vs-lands)
- **Linda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landau-vs-linda)
- **Lanka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landau-vs-lanka)
- **Lando** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landau-vs-lando)
- **Lanza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landau-vs-lanza)
- **landed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landau-vs-landed)
- **lander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landau-vs-lander)
- **Landon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landau-vs-landon)
- **Landry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landau-vs-landry)
- **land** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/land-vs-landau)
- **Lana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lana-vs-landau)

## Common misspellings (8)
`alndau`, `ladnau`, `lanadu`, `landdau`, `landua`, `lanndau`, `llandau`, `lnadau`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/landau