Which to use
“langweilig” is an adjective and “langweilt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,133
- “langweilig” frequency rank
- #30,662
- “langweilt” frequency rank
- 33795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langweilig | langweilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eintönig, uninteressant | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs langweilen |
Where the eye mixes langweilig and langweilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. langweilig runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against langweilt's 9 (CVCCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between langweilig and langweilt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: langweilig is [ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪç] while langweilt is [ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33795, 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]. 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 33795, this pair ranks #1,677,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of langweilig vs langweilt
Shared letters: aegilnw. Private to "langweilig": -. Private to "langweilt": t.
"langweilig" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "langweilt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langweilig ← alngweilig · lagnweilig · langewilig · langgweilig · langweiilg · langweilgi · langweiligg · langweillig
- langweilt ← alngweilt · lagnweilt · langewilt · langgweilt · langweillt · langweiltt · langweitl · langwelit
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "langweilig" and "langweilt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "langweilig" or "langweilt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "langweilig" and "langweilt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "langweilig" 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 #1,677,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langweilig" and "langweilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langweile vs langweilt". 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 #1,677,964 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.