Which to use
“lag” and “langt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #906
- “lag” frequency rank
- #33,695
- “langt” frequency rank
- 34601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lag | langt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs liegen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs langen |
Where the eye mixes lag and langt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lag with langt
A purely visual mix-up. lag ([laːk]) and langt ([laŋt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lag is recorded at frequency rank #906, classified as averb, pronounced [laːk]. langt is at rank #33,695, tagged as averb, pronounced [laŋt].
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 34601, this pair ranks #1,659,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lag vs langt
Shared letters: agl. Private to "lag": -. Private to "langt": nt.
"lag" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "langt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langt ← alngt · lagnt · langgt · langtt · lanngt · lantg · llangt · lnagt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lag" for "langt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lag" or "langt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lag" and "langt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,659,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lag" and "langt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs langt". 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 #1,659,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.