Which to use
“längste” and “längsten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,926
- “längste” frequency rank
- #12,123
- “längsten” frequency rank
- 24049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | längste | längsten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs lang | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lang |
Where the eye mixes längste and längsten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. längste runs 7 letters (CVCCCCV) against längsten's 8 (CVCCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between längste and längsten
A purely visual mix-up. längste ([ˈlɛŋstə]) and längsten ([ˈlɛŋstn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “längste” sits inside “längsten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
längste is recorded at frequency rank #11,926, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛŋstə]. längsten is at rank #12,123, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛŋstn̩].
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 24049, this pair ranks #1,853,036 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of längste vs längsten
Shared letters: eglnstä. Private to "längste": -. Private to "längsten": -.
"längste" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV · "längsten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "längste" and "längsten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "längste" or "längsten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "längste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "längsten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,853,036 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "längste" and "längsten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "längsten vs längstens". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,853,036 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.