Landshut

name

The verdict

“Landshut” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chef-lieu de la Basse-Bavière, en Allemagne.

Key facts for Landshut
PropertyValue
HeadwordLandshut
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Landshut” sits in French frequency

Landshut falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Landshut is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chef-lieu de la Basse-Bavière, en Allemagne.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Landshut in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Landshut, spelled L-A-N-D-S-H-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chef-lieu de la Basse-Bavière, en Allemagne.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Landshut"?
"Landshut" is spelled L-A-N-D-S-H-U-T.
What does "Landshut" mean?
As a proper noun, "Landshut" means: Chef-lieu de la Basse-Bavière, en Allemagne.
What language does "Landshut" come from?
"Landshut" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Landshut”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-A-N-D-S-H-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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