Which to use
“langwierig” and “langwierigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,659
- “langwierig” frequency rank
- #28,744
- “langwierigen” frequency rank
- 69403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langwierig | langwierigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr viel Zeit beanspruchend, mühselig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs langwierig |
Where the eye mixes langwierig and langwierigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. langwierig runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against langwierigen's 12 (CVCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between langwierig and langwierigen
A purely visual mix-up. langwierig ([ˈlaŋˌviːʁɪç]) and langwierigen ([ˈlaŋˌviːʁɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “langwierig” sits inside “langwierigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langwierig is recorded at frequency rank #40,659, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋˌviːʁɪç]. langwierigen is at rank #28,744, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋˌviːʁɪɡn̩].
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 69403, this pair ranks #477,722 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of langwierig vs langwierigen
Shared letters: aegilnrw. Private to "langwierig": -. Private to "langwierigen": -.
"langwierig" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "langwierigen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langwierig ← alngwierig · lagnwierig · langgwierig · langiwerig · langweirig · langwieirg · langwiergi · langwierigg
- langwierigen ← alngwierigen · lagnwierigen · langgwierigen · langiwerigen · langweirigen · langwieirgen · langwiergien · langwieriegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "langwierig" and "langwierigen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "langwierig" or "langwierigen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "langwierig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langwierigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #477,722 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langwierig" and "langwierigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langwierig vs langwierige". 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 #477,722 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.