Which to use
“längs” is an adverb and “längste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,976
- “längs” frequency rank
- #11,926
- “längste” frequency rank
- 30902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | längs | längste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Längsachse | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs lang |
Where the eye mixes längs and längste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. längs runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against längste's 7 (CVCCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: längs vs längste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: längs is [lɛŋs] while längste is [ˈlɛŋstə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “längs” sits inside “längste”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
längs is recorded at frequency rank #18,976, classified as anadv, pronounced [lɛŋs]. längste is at rank #11,926, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛŋstə].
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 30902, this pair ranks #1,738,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of längs vs längste
Shared letters: glnsä. Private to "längs": -. Private to "längste": et.
"längs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "längste" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "längs" for "längste" ever safe?
Which is more common, "längs" or "längste"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "längs" and "längste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "längs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "längste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,738,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "längs" and "längste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "längs vs largo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,738,835 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.