Which to use
“langweilig” and “langweiliger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,133
- “langweilig” frequency rank
- #30,661
- “langweiliger” frequency rank
- 33794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langweilig | langweiliger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eintönig, uninteressant | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs langweilig |
Where the eye mixes langweilig and langweiliger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. langweilig runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against langweiliger's 12 (CVCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses langweilig with langweiliger
A purely visual mix-up. langweilig ([ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪç]) and langweiliger ([ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “langweilig” sits inside “langweiliger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langweilig is recorded at frequency rank #3,133, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪç]. langweiliger is at rank #30,661, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡɐ].
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 33794, this pair ranks #1,677,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of langweilig vs langweiliger
Shared letters: aegilnw. Private to "langweilig": -. Private to "langweiliger": r.
"langweilig" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "langweiliger" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langweilig ← alngweilig · lagnweilig · langewilig · langgweilig · langweiilg · langweilgi · langweiligg · langweillig
- langweiliger ← alngweiliger · lagnweiliger · langewiliger · langgweiliger · langweiilger · langweilgier · langweiliegr · langweiligerr
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "langweilig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langweiliger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,677,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langweilig" and "langweiliger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langweiliger 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 #1,677,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.