Which to use
“langsam” and “längste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #751
- “langsam” frequency rank
- #11,926
- “längste” frequency rank
- 12677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langsam | längste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine niedrige Geschwindigkeit aufweisend, lange Zeit benötigend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs lang |
Where the eye mixes langsam and längste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between langsam and längste
A purely visual mix-up. langsam ([ˈlaŋzaːm]) and längste ([ˈlɛŋstə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langsam is recorded at frequency rank #751, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋzaːm]. 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 12677, this pair ranks #1,962,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of langsam vs längste
Shared letters: glns. Private to "langsam": am. Private to "längste": etä.
"langsam" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "längste" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- langsam ← alngsam · lagnsam · langasm · langgsam · langsamm · langsma · langssam · lanngsam
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "langsam" and "längste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "langsam" or "längste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "langsam" 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 #1,962,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langsam" and "längste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "längste vs längstens". 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 #1,962,734 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.