Which to use
“langen” is a verb and “Launen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,204
- “langen” frequency rank
- #39,499
- “Launen” frequency rank
- 40703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langen | Launen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich einem Gegenstand entgegen strecken, um ihn zu ergreifen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Laune |
Where the eye mixes langen and Launen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. langen (CVCCVC) and Launen (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between langen and Launen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: langen is [ˈlaŋən] while Launen is [ˈlaʊ̯nən]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langen is recorded at frequency rank #1,204, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaŋən]. Launen is at rank #39,499, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯nən].
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 40703, this pair ranks #1,500,887 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of langen vs Launen
Shared letters: aeln. Private to "langen": g. Private to "Launen": u.
"langen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Launen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "langen" and "Launen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "langen" or "Launen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "langen" and "Launen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "langen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Launen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,500,887 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langen" and "Launen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Läufern vs Launen". 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 #1,500,887 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.