Which to use
“Länge” and “lung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,930
- “Länge” frequency rank
- #36,488
- “lung” frequency rank
- 38418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Länge | lung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension | die Lunge |
Letter map: Länge vs lung
Shared letters muted; letters that set Länge and lung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Länge runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against lung's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - Länge / lung
Länge and lung are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38418, 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]. lung is at rank #36,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 38418, this pair ranks #1,564,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Länge vs lung
Shared letters: gln. Private to "Länge": eä. Private to "lung": u.
"Länge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lung ← llung · lnug · lugn · lungg · lunng · ulng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Länge" and "lung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Länge" or "lung"?
After this comparison
You've compared "Länge" and "lung". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Länge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,564,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Länge" and "lung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lung vs puzzles". 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 #1,564,493 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.