landen

\ˈlandn̩\

/\ˈlandn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“landen” is uncommon French (frequency #88,818 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,818
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accoster.

Corpus desk

Index FR-landen · landen · French

landen · rank #88,818 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,818
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH laminoirs

Nearest frequency peer: laminoirs (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « landen »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « landen » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for landen
PropertyValue
Headwordlanden
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈlandn̩\
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,818
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « landen » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).landentombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « laminoirs » (#88,817), « langoureuse » (#88,819), « lambo » (#88,816). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « landen » est au #88,818. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

landen is uncommon French at frequency #88,818 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈlandn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for landen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is landen, spelled L-A-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accoster.
  2. 2
    transitif Atterrir.
  3. 3
    intransitif Atterrir.
  4. 4
    Atterrir, débarquer, arriver dans un lieu déterminé.
  5. 5
    Frapper, réaliser (un coup, un succès).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dem Piloten gelang es, das Flugzeug trotz des widrigen Wetters sicher zu landen.
  2. Trotz des verspäteten Abfluges sind wir fast pünktlich in Tokio gelandet.

Synonyms

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "landen"?
"landen" is spelled L-A-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈlandn̩\.
What does "landen" mean?
As a verb, "landen" means: Accoster.
How do you pronounce "landen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "landen" is \ˈlandn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "landen" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list