Which to use
“länger” is an adjective and “Lunge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #864
- “länger” frequency rank
- #9,768
- “Lunge” frequency rank
- 10632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | länger | Lunge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prädikative und adverbielle Form des Komparativs des Adjektivs lang | ein Organ zum Atmen von Luft |
Where the eye mixes länger and Lunge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. länger runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Lunge's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between länger and Lunge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: länger is [ˈlɛŋɐ] while Lunge is [ˈlʊŋə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
länger is recorded at frequency rank #864, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛŋɐ]. Lunge is at rank #9,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlʊŋə].
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 10632, this pair ranks #1,974,150 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of länger vs Lunge
Shared letters: egln. Private to "länger": rä. Private to "Lunge": u.
"länger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Lunge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lunge ← llunge · lnuge · lugne · luneg · lungge · lunnge · ulnge
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "länger" for "Lunge" ever safe?
Frequency check: "länger" vs "Lunge" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "länger" and "Lunge" 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 "Lunge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,150 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "länger" and "Lunge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lübke vs Lunge". 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 #1,974,150 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.