Which to use
“langweilen” is a verb and “langweiligen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,807
- “langweilen” frequency rank
- #21,675
- “langweiligen” frequency rank
- 44482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langweilen | langweiligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden/sich selbst so behandeln, dass sich bei ihm ein Gefühl der Untätigkeit, der Eintönigkeit einstellt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs langweilig |
Where the eye mixes langweilen and langweiligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. langweilen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against langweiligen's 12 (CVCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses langweilen with langweiligen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: langweilen is [ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lən] while langweiligen is [ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langweilen is recorded at frequency rank #22,807, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lən]. langweiligen is at rank #21,675, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩].
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 44482, this pair ranks #1,384,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of langweilen vs langweiligen
Shared letters: aegilnw. Private to "langweilen": -. Private to "langweiligen": -.
"langweilen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "langweiligen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langweilen ← alngweilen · lagnweilen · langewilen · langgweilen · langweieln · langweilenn · langweillen · langweilne
- langweiligen ← alngweiligen · lagnweiligen · langewiligen · langgweiligen · langweiilgen · langweilgien · langweiliegn · langweiligenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "langweilen" for "langweiligen" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "langweilen" and "langweiligen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "langweilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langweiligen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,384,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langweilen" and "langweiligen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langweiligen vs langweiliges". 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 #1,384,814 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.