Which to use
“Länge” and “Lungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,930
- “Länge” frequency rank
- #15,425
- “Lungen” frequency rank
- 17355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Länge | Lungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lunge |
Where the eye mixes Länge and Lungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Länge vs Lungen
A purely visual mix-up. Länge ([ˈlɛŋə]) and Lungen ([ˈlʊŋən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17355, 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]. Lungen is at rank #15,425, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlʊŋən].
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 17355, this pair ranks #1,928,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Länge vs Lungen
Shared letters: egln. Private to "Länge": ä. Private to "Lungen": u.
"Länge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Lungen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lungen ← llungen · lnugen · lugnen · lunegn · lungenn · lunggen · lungne · lunngen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Länge" and "Lungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Länge" or "Lungen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Länge" and "Lungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Länge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Länge" and "Lungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lenzen vs Lungen". 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 #1,928,109 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.