Which to use
“langwierige” and “langwierigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,234
- “langwierige” frequency rank
- #28,744
- “langwierigen” frequency rank
- 62978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langwierige | langwierigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs langwierig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs langwierig |
Where the eye mixes langwierige and langwierigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. langwierige runs 11 letters (CVCCCVVCVCV) against langwierigen's 12 (CVCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between langwierige and langwierigen
A purely visual mix-up. langwierige ([ˈlaŋˌviːʁɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “langwierige” sits inside “langwierigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langwierige is recorded at frequency rank #34,234, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaŋˌviːʁɪɡə]. 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 62978, this pair ranks #693,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of langwierige vs langwierigen
Shared letters: aegilnrw. Private to "langwierige": -. Private to "langwierigen": -.
"langwierige" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCV · "langwierigen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langwierige ← alngwierige · lagnwierige · langgwierige · langiwerige · langweirige · langwieirge · langwiergie · langwierieg
- langwierigen ← alngwierigen · lagnwierigen · langgwierigen · langiwerigen · langweirigen · langwieirgen · langwiergien · langwieriegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "langwierige" and "langwierigen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "langwierige" vs "langwierigen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "langwierige" 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 #693,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langwierige" 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 #693,224 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.