Which to use
“langweilige” and “langweiligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,982
- “langweilige” frequency rank
- #21,675
- “langweiligen” frequency rank
- 41657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langweilige | langweiligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs langweilig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs langweilig |
Where the eye mixes langweilige and langweiligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. langweilige runs 11 letters (CVCCCVVCVCV) against langweiligen's 12 (CVCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: langweilige vs langweiligen
A purely visual mix-up. langweilige ([ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡə]) and langweiligen ([ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “langweilige” sits inside “langweiligen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langweilige is recorded at frequency rank #19,982, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡə]. 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 41657, this pair ranks #1,472,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of langweilige vs langweiligen
Shared letters: aegilnw. Private to "langweilige": -. Private to "langweiligen": -.
"langweilige" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCV · "langweiligen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langweilige ← alngweilige · lagnweilige · langewilige · langgweilige · langweiilge · langweilgie · langweilieg · langweiligge
- langweiligen ← alngweiligen · lagnweiligen · langewiligen · langgweiligen · langweiilgen · langweilgien · langweiliegn · langweiligenn
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "langweilige" and "langweiligen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "langweilige" 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 #1,472,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langweilige" 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 #1,472,894 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.