Which to use
“länger” is an adjective and “Ludger” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #864
- “länger” frequency rank
- #31,164
- “Ludger” frequency rank
- 32028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | länger | Ludger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prädikative und adverbielle Form des Komparativs des Adjektivs lang | männlicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes länger and Ludger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: länger vs Ludger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: länger is [ˈlɛŋɐ] while Ludger is [ˈluːtɡɛʁ]. 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 32028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
länger is recorded at frequency rank #864, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛŋɐ]. Ludger is at rank #31,164, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈluːtɡɛʁ].
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 32028, this pair ranks #1,716,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of länger vs Ludger
Shared letters: eglr. Private to "länger": nä. Private to "Ludger": du.
"länger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Ludger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ludger ← lduger · lludger · luddger · ludegr · ludgerr · ludgger · ludgre · lugder
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "länger" and "Ludger" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "länger" or "Ludger"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "länger" and "Ludger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "länger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ludger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,716,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "länger" and "Ludger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leger vs Ludger". 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 #1,716,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.