Which to use
“längst” is an adverb and “langt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,520
- “längst” frequency rank
- #33,695
- “langt” frequency rank
- 35215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | längst | langt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schon lange, seit langem, seit langer/längerer Zeit | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs langen |
Where the eye mixes längst and langt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. längst runs 6 letters (CVCCCC) against langt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between längst and langt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: längst is [lɛŋst] while langt is [laŋt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
längst is recorded at frequency rank #1,520, classified as anadv, pronounced [lɛŋst]. langt is at rank #33,695, tagged as averb, pronounced [laŋt].
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 35215, this pair ranks #1,645,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of längst vs langt
Shared letters: glnt. Private to "längst": sä. Private to "langt": a.
"längst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "langt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langt ← alngt · lagnt · langgt · langtt · lanngt · lantg · llangt · lnagt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "längst" for "langt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "längst" or "langt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "längst" and "langt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "längst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,645,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "längst" and "langt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs langt". 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 #1,645,248 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.