Which to use
“langjährig” and “langjährige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,419
- “langjährig” frequency rank
- #7,640
- “langjährige” frequency rank
- 53059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langjährig | langjährige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | viele Jahre bestehend, dauernd | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs langjährig |
Where the eye mixes langjährig and langjährige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. langjährig runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against langjährige's 11 (CVCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: langjährig vs langjährige
A purely visual mix-up. langjährig ([ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪç]) and langjährige ([ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪɡə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “langjährig” sits inside “langjährige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langjährig is recorded at frequency rank #45,419, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪç]. langjährige is at rank #7,640, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪɡə].
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 53059, this pair ranks #1,072,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of langjährig vs langjährige
Shared letters: aghijlnrä. Private to "langjährig": -. Private to "langjährige": e.
"langjährig" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "langjährige" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "langjährig" and "langjährige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "langjährig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langjährige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,072,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langjährig" and "langjährige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langjährig vs langjähriges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,072,680 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.