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Which to use

“langweiliger” and “langweiliges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,661
“langweiliger” frequency rank
#39,495
“langweiliges” frequency rank
70156
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature langweiliger langweiliges
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs langweilig Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs langweilig

Where the eye mixes langweiliger and langweiliges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. langweiliger and langweiliges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

12 ch
langweiliger
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langweiliges

Look-alike desk: langweiliger vs langweiliges

A purely visual mix-up. langweiliger ([ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡɐ]) and langweiliges ([ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡəs]) 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 - r in “langweiliger” becomes s in “langweiliges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

langweiliger is recorded at frequency rank #30,661, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡɐ]. langweiliges is at rank #39,495, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡəs].

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 70156, this pair ranks #454,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of langweiliger vs langweiliges

Shared letters: aegilnw. Private to "langweiliger": r. Private to "langweiliges": s.

"langweiliger" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC  ·  "langweiliges" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • langweiliger ← alngweiliger · lagnweiliger · langewiliger · langgweiliger · langweiilger · langweilgier · langweiliegr · langweiligerr
  • langweiliges ← alngweiliges · lagnweiliges · langewiliges · langgweiliges · langweiilges · langweilgies · langweiliegs · langweiligess

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "langweiliger" for "langweiliges" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡɐ] versus [ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "langweiliger" or "langweiliges" show up more?
"langweiliger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,661 in our German list, against #39,495 for "langweiliges". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "langweiliger" and "langweiliges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "langweiliger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "langweiliges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #454,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "langweiliger" and "langweiliges" 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 #454,818 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list