Which to use
“long” and “Lounge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,559
- “long” frequency rank
- #12,531
- “Lounge” frequency rank
- 19090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | long | Lounge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schiff | ein Raum im Eingangsbereich eines Hotels, in dem bequeme Sitzmöbel stehen und sich Gäste ungezwungen aufhalten können |
Letter map: long vs Lounge
Shared letters muted; letters that set long and Lounge apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. long runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Lounge's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - long / Lounge
long and Lounge 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 19090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
long is recorded at frequency rank #6,559, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Lounge is at rank #12,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laʊ̯nd͡ʒ].
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 19090, this pair ranks #1,911,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of long vs Lounge
Shared letters: glno. Private to "long": -. Private to "Lounge": eu.
"long" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Lounge" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "long" for "Lounge" ever safe?
Frequency check: "long" vs "Lounge" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "long" and "Lounge".
- Full dictionary entry for "long" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lounge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,911,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "long" and "Lounge" 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 #1,911,937 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.