Which to use
“längliche” and “länglichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,573
- “längliche” frequency rank
- #46,126
- “länglichen” frequency rank
- 93699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | längliche | länglichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs länglich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs länglich |
Where the eye mixes längliche and länglichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. längliche runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against länglichen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between längliche and länglichen
A purely visual mix-up. längliche ([ˈlɛŋlɪçə]) and länglichen ([ˈlɛŋlɪçn̩]) 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) - “längliche” sits inside “länglichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
längliche is recorded at frequency rank #47,573, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛŋlɪçə]. länglichen is at rank #46,126, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛŋlɪçn̩].
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 93699, this pair ranks #21,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of längliche vs länglichen
Shared letters: ceghilnä. Private to "längliche": -. Private to "länglichen": -.
"längliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "länglichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "längliche" and "länglichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "längliche" or "länglichen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "längliche" and "länglichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "längliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "länglichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "längliche" and "länglichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "länglich vs längliche". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,101 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.