Which to use
“langweile” and “langweilt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,149
- “langweile” frequency rank
- #30,662
- “langweilt” frequency rank
- 61811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langweile | langweilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs langweilen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs langweilen |
Where the eye mixes langweile and langweilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. langweile (CVCCCVVCV) and langweilt (CVCCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: langweile vs langweilt
A purely visual mix-up. langweile ([ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lə]) and langweilt ([ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lt]) 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 a single letter - e in “langweile” becomes t in “langweilt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langweile is recorded at frequency rank #31,149, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lə]. langweilt is at rank #30,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lt].
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 61811, this pair ranks #735,801 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of langweile vs langweilt
Shared letters: aegilnw. Private to "langweile": -. Private to "langweilt": t.
"langweile" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV · "langweilt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "langweile" for "langweilt" ever safe?
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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 "langweile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langweilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #735,801 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langweile" and "langweilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langweile vs langweilen". 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 #735,801 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.