Which to use
“lande” and “Länder” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,265
- “lande” frequency rank
- #45,155
- “Länder” frequency rank
- 69420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lande | Länder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étendue de terre inculte et stérile. | Variante orthographique de länder. |
Where the eye mixes lande and Länder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lande runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Länder's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lande vs Länder
A purely visual mix-up. lande (\lɑ̃d\) and Länder (\lɛn.dœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lande is recorded at frequency rank #24,265, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃d\. Länder is at rank #45,155, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛn.dœʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 69420, this pair ranks #55,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lande vs Länder
Shared letters: deln. Private to "lande": a. Private to "Länder": rä.
"lande" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Länder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lande ← alnde · landde · laned · lannde · llande · lnade
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lande" for "Länder" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lande" vs "Länder" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Länder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lande" and "Länder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lancet vs Länder". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #55,176 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.