Which to use
“long” and “Lösung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,559
- “long” frequency rank
- #819
- “Lösung” frequency rank
- 7378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | long | Lösung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schiff | Antwort auf ein Rätsel, eine Frage- oder eine Aufgabenstellung |
Letter map: long vs Lösung
Shared letters muted; letters that set long and Lösung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: long and Lösung
long and Lösung are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
long is recorded at frequency rank #6,559, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Lösung is at rank #819, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈløːzʊŋ].
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 7378, this pair ranks #1,988,381 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of long vs Lösung
Shared letters: gln. Private to "long": o. Private to "Lösung": suö.
"long" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Lösung" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- long ← llong · lnog · logn · longg · lonng · olng
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "long" and "Lösung" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "long" vs "Lösung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "long" vs "Lösung" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "long" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lösung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,381 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "long" and "Lösung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "long vs puzzles". 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 #1,988,381 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.