Which to use
“Länge” is a noun and “langt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,930
- “Länge” frequency rank
- #33,695
- “langt” frequency rank
- 35625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Länge | langt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs langen |
Where the eye mixes Länge and langt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Länge (CVCCV) and langt (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Länge and langt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Länge is [ˈlɛŋə] while langt is [laŋt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Länge is recorded at frequency rank #1,930, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛŋə]. 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 35625, this pair ranks #1,635,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Länge vs langt
Shared letters: gln. Private to "Länge": eä. Private to "langt": at.
"Länge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "langt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langt ← alngt · lagnt · langgt · langtt · lanngt · lantg · llangt · lnagt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Länge" and "langt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Länge" or "langt" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Länge" 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 #1,635,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Länge" 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 #1,635,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.