# längs vs long

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### längs
*adverb · IPA [lɛŋs] · frequency rank #18,976*
in der Längsachse

### long
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #6,559*
Schiff

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/langs-vs-long