Which to use
“lang” is an adjective and “Linz” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #403
- “lang” frequency rank
- #4,534
- “Linz” frequency rank
- 4937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lang | Linz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | große Ausmaße, große räumliche Ausmaße habend; über große Ausmaße, große Ausdehnung verfügend | Landeshauptstadt des österreichischen Bundeslandes Oberösterreich |
Where the eye mixes lang and Linz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lang with Linz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lang is [laŋ] while Linz is [lɪnt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lang is recorded at frequency rank #403, classified as anadj, pronounced [laŋ]. Linz is at rank #4,534, tagged as aname, pronounced [lɪnt͡s].
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 4937, this pair ranks #1,996,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lang vs Linz
Shared letters: ln. Private to "lang": ag. Private to "Linz": iz.
"lang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Linz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lang" and "Linz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lang" or "Linz" 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 "lang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Linz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,996,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lang" and "Linz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs lang". 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 #1,996,248 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.