landlord

/ˈlænd.lɔːd/

//ˈlænd.lɔːd// noun

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"landlord" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“landlord” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,445. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,445
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person that leases real property; a lessor.

Corpus desk

Index EN-landlord · landlord · English

landlord · rank #8,445 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,445
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lacks

Nearest frequency peer: lacks (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “landlord”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “landlord” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

landlord vs Langford
63% similar

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

Key facts for landlord
PropertyValue
Headwordlandlord
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlænd.lɔːd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,445
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “landlord”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).landlordlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “lacks” (#8,444), “landmark” (#8,446), “JI” (#8,443). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “landlord” is #8,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around landlord (IPA /ˈlænd.lɔːd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,445 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for landlord, with forms such as "alndlord", "ladnlord", and "landdlord". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Langford", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”). The correct English form is landlord, spelled L-A-N-D-L-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person that leases real property; a lessor.
  2. 2
    The owner or manager of a public house.
  3. 3
    A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Brethren, brethren, it were better to haue this communitie, Then to haue this difference in degrees: The landlord his rent, the lawyer his fees. So quickly the poore mans ſubſtance is ſpent […]
  2. When asked to explain why he became a landlord, he told the Archbishop of York it was so he could close the pub on Sundays, and suppress the profane language and singing that came through the bar windows.

Etymology

From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alndlord
  • ladnlord
  • landdlord
  • landllord
  • landlodr
  • landlordd
  • landlorrd
  • landlrod
  • landolrd
  • lanldord
  • lanndlord
  • llandlord
  • lnadlord

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of landlord - 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.

alndlord2ladnlord2landdlord1landllord1landlodr2landlordd1landlorrd1landlrod2
Edit distance from "landlord"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "landlord"?
"landlord" is spelled L-A-N-D-L-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlænd.lɔːd/.
What does "landlord" mean?
As a noun, "landlord" means: A person that leases real property; a lessor.
What words are commonly confused with "landlord"?
"landlord" is commonly confused with "Langford". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "landlord"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "landlord" is /ˈlænd.lɔːd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "landlord"?
From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list