Which to use
“langt” is a verb and “long” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,695
- “langt” frequency rank
- #6,559
- “long” frequency rank
- 40254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langt | long |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs langen | Schiff |
Letter map: langt vs long
Shared letters muted; letters that set langt and long apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for langt / long
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: langt is averb and longanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langt is recorded at frequency rank #33,695, classified as averb, pronounced [laŋt]. long is at rank #6,559, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 40254, this pair ranks #1,513,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of langt vs long
Shared letters: gln. Private to "langt": at. Private to "long": o.
"langt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "long" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "langt" for "long" ever safe?
Frequency check: "langt" vs "long" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "langt" vs "long" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "langt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "long" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,513,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langt" and "long" 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 #1,513,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.