Länder

\lɛn.dœʁ\

/\lɛn.dœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“Länder” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,155. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,155
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de länder.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lander · Länder · French

Länder · rank #45,155 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,155
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH luttons

Nearest frequency peer: luttons (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Länder »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Länder » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Länder vs lane
33% similar
Länder vs laver
33% similar
Länder vs Laser
50% similar

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

Key facts for Länder
PropertyValue
HeadwordLänder
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛn.dœʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,155
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Länder »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Länderse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « luttons » (#45,154), « machado » (#45,156), « lucet » (#45,153). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Länder » est au #45,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Länder (IPA \lɛn.dœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,155 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Variante orthographique de länder.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Länder, with forms such as "lländer", "lnäder", and "lädner". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lane", "laver", "Laser", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Länder, spelled L-Ä-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de länder.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sur ce point nous avons pris déjà trop de retard par rapport à nos collègues allemands chez qui, dans certains Länder, la surface annuelle traitée est un indicateur fort d’amélioration de la biodiversité !
  2. Partisane d'une ligne dure, Angela Merkel n'a pas le pouvoir d'imposer, lors de leurs régulières négociations, des mesures aux 16 États-régions (Länder).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lländer
  • lnäder
  • lädner
  • ländder
  • länderr
  • ländre
  • länedr
  • lännder
  • älnder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lländer1lnäder2lädner2ländder1länderr1ländre2länedr2lännder1
Edit distance from "Länder"

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 "Länder"?
"Länder" is spelled L-Ä-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛn.dœʁ\.
What does "Länder" mean?
As a noun, "Länder" means: Variante orthographique de länder.
What words are commonly confused with "Länder"?
"Länder" is commonly confused with "lane", "laver", "Laser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Länder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Länder" is \lɛn.dœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Länder" come from?
"Länder" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lianes#45,145kraken#45,134mordus#45,183morrow#45,184

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

luttons9 variantsloueurs9 variantsmaoïste9 variantsMoravie9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list