Which to use
“langsam” and “langsamer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #751
- “langsam” frequency rank
- #6,080
- “langsamer” frequency rank
- 6831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langsam | langsamer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine niedrige Geschwindigkeit aufweisend, lange Zeit benötigend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs langsam |
Where the eye mixes langsam and langsamer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: langsam vs langsamer
A purely visual mix-up. langsam ([ˈlaŋzaːm]) and langsamer ([ˈlaŋzaːmɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “langsam” sits inside “langsamer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langsam is recorded at frequency rank #751, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋzaːm]. langsamer is at rank #6,080, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋzaːmɐ].
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 6831, this pair ranks #1,990,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of langsam vs langsamer
Shared letters: aglmns. Private to "langsam": -. Private to "langsamer": er.
"langsam" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "langsamer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "langsam" and "langsamer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "langsam" vs "langsamer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "langsam" and "langsamer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "langsam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langsamer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langsam" and "langsamer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langsamer vs langsames". 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 #1,990,316 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.