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.
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
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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.