Which to use
“langweiligen” and “langweiliger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,675
- “langweiligen” frequency rank
- #30,661
- “langweiliger” frequency rank
- 52336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langweiligen | langweiliger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs langweilig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs langweilig |
Where the eye mixes langweiligen and langweiliger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. langweiligen and langweiliger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between langweiligen and langweiliger
A purely visual mix-up. langweiligen ([ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “langweiligen” becomes r in “langweiliger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langweiligen is recorded at frequency rank #21,675, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]. 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 52336, this pair ranks #1,100,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of langweiligen vs langweiliger
Shared letters: aegilnw. Private to "langweiligen": -. Private to "langweiliger": r.
"langweiligen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC · "langweiliger" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langweiligen ← alngweiligen · lagnweiligen · langewiligen · langgweiligen · langweiilgen · langweilgien · langweiliegn · langweiligenn
- langweiliger ← alngweiliger · lagnweiliger · langewiliger · langgweiliger · langweiilger · langweilgier · langweiliegr · langweiligerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "langweiligen" and "langweiliger" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "langweiligen" or "langweiliger" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "langweiligen" and "langweiliger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "langweiligen" 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 #1,100,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langweiligen" 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 #1,100,803 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.