Which to use
“Länder” is a noun and “länger” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,116
- “Länder” frequency rank
- #864
- “länger” frequency rank
- 1980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Länder | länger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Land | Prädikative und adverbielle Form des Komparativs des Adjektivs lang |
Where the eye mixes Länder and länger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Länder vs länger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Länder is [ˈlɛndɐ] while länger is [ˈlɛŋɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “Länder” becomes g in “länger”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Länder is recorded at frequency rank #1,116, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛndɐ]. 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 1980, this pair ranks #2,003,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Länder vs länger
Shared letters: elnrä. Private to "Länder": d. Private to "länger": g.
"Länder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "länger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Länder" and "länger" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Länder" or "länger"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Länder" and "länger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Länder" 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 #2,003,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Länder" and "länger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Länder vs lindert". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,003,337 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.