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“jahrelange” and “jahrelangen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,588
- “jahrelange” frequency rank
- #23,192
- “jahrelangen” frequency rank
- 41780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jahrelange | jahrelangen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs jahrelang | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs jahrelang |
Where the eye mixes jahrelange and jahrelangen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. jahrelange runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCV) against jahrelangen's 11 (CVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: jahrelange vs jahrelangen
A purely visual mix-up. jahrelange ([ˈjaːʁəlaŋə]) and jahrelangen ([ˈjaːʁəlaŋən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “jahrelange” sits inside “jahrelangen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jahrelange is recorded at frequency rank #18,588, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈjaːʁəlaŋə]. jahrelangen is at rank #23,192, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈjaːʁəlaŋən].
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 41780, this pair ranks #1,469,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jahrelange vs jahrelangen
Shared letters: aeghjlnr. Private to "jahrelange": -. Private to "jahrelangen": -.
"jahrelange" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV · "jahrelangen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- jahrelange ← ajhrelange · jaherlange · jahhrelange · jahrealnge · jahrelagne · jahrelaneg · jahrelangge · jahrelannge
- jahrelangen ← ajhrelangen · jaherlangen · jahhrelangen · jahrealngen · jahrelagnen · jahrelanegn · jahrelangenn · jahrelanggen
Frequently Asked Questions
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In ordinary German text, does "jahrelange" or "jahrelangen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "jahrelange" and "jahrelangen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jahrelange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jahrelangen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,469,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jahrelange" and "jahrelangen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jahrelangen vs Jahrgängen". 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 #1,469,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.