Landers
/ˈlændɚz/
"landers" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Landers” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #40,774 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #40,774
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Landers |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈlændɚz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #40,774 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Landers” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Landers is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlændɚz/. Corpus data places it at rank #40,774 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Landers, with forms such as "alnders", "ladners", and "landders". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "lands", "lanes", "layers", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Landers, spelled L-A-N-D-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1A surname.
- 2A census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alnders,ladners,landders,landerrs,landerss,landesr,landres,lanedrs,lannders,llanders,lnaders
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Landers - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Landers”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-N-D-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlændɚz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lands” - see the side-by-side comparison. Landers vs lands
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.