Which to use
“laber” is a verb and “länger” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,469
- “laber” frequency rank
- #864
- “länger” frequency rank
- 37333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laber | länger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs labern | Prädikative und adverbielle Form des Komparativs des Adjektivs lang |
Where the eye mixes laber and länger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. laber runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against länger's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between laber and länger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laber is [ˈlaːbɐ] while länger is [ˈlɛŋɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laber is recorded at frequency rank #36,469, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaːbɐ]. länger is at rank #864, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛŋɐ].
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 37333, this pair ranks #1,592,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laber vs länger
Shared letters: elr. Private to "laber": ab. Private to "länger": gnä.
"laber" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "länger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laber ← alber · labber · laberr · labre · laebr · lbaer · llaber
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laber" and "länger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "laber" or "länger" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "laber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "länger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,592,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laber" and "länger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laber vs Lasern". 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 #1,592,952 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.