landscape

/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/

//ˈlan(d)skeɪp// noun

"landscape" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“landscape” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,891 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,891
frequency rank, English
9
letters
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.

Key facts for landscape
PropertyValue
Headwordlandscape
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,891
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “landscape” sits in English frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for landscape is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,891 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for landscape, with forms such as "alndscape", "ladnscape", and "landcsape". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From an alteration (due to Dutch landschap) of earlier landskip, lantschip, from Middle English *landschippe, *landschapp, from Old English landsċipe, landsċeap (“region, district, tract of land”); in some senses from Dutch landschap (“region, district, pro… The correct English form is landscape, spelled L-A-N-D-S-C-A-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.
  2. 2
    A portion of land which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects thus seen.
  3. 3
    A sociological aspect of a physical area.
  4. 4
    A picture representing a real or imaginary scene by land or sea, the main subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water, etc.
  5. 5
    The pictorial aspect of a country.
  6. 6
    a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides
  7. 7
    A space, indoor or outdoor and natural or man-made (as in "designed landscape")
  8. 8
    a situation that is presented, a scenario

Etymology

From an alteration (due to Dutch landschap) of earlier landskip, lantschip, from Middle English *landschippe, *landschapp, from Old English landsċipe, landsċeap (“region, district, tract of land”); in some senses from Dutch landschap (“region, district, province, landscape”), from Middle Dutch landscap, lantscap (“region”), from Old Dutch *landskepi, *landskapi (“region”). Cognate with Scots landskape, landskep, landskip (“landscape”), West Frisian lânskip (“landscape”), Low German landschop (“landscape, district”), German Landschaft (“landscape, countryside, scenery”), Danish landskab (“landscape, countryside”), Swedish landskap (“landscape, scenery, province”), Icelandic landskapur (“countryside”). By surface analysis, land + -ship.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alndscape,ladnscape,landcsape,landdscape,landsacpe,landscaep,landscappe,landsccape,landscpae,landsscape,lanndscape,lansdcape,llandscape,lnadscape

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of landscape - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alndscape2ladnscape2landcsape2landdscape1landsacpe2landscaep2landscappe1landsccape1
Edit distance from "landscape"

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 "landscape"?
"landscape" is spelled L-A-N-D-S-C-A-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/.
What does "landscape" mean?
As a noun, "landscape" means: A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.
What are common misspellings of "landscape"?
Common misspellings include "alndscape", "ladnscape", "landcsape", "landdscape", "landsacpe". The correct spelling is "landscape".
How do you pronounce "landscape"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "landscape" is /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/. 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 "landscape"?
From an alteration (due to Dutch landschap) of earlier landskip, lantschip, from Middle English *landschippe, *landschapp, from Old English landsċipe, landsċeap (“region, district, tract of land”); in some senses from Dutch landschap (“region, dis... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “landscape”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is L-A-N-D-S-C-A-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list