lang
German, adjective/laŋ(k)/
lang is spelled L-A-N-G (4 letters) and appears 214 times per million words in written German, the 405th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lang is a German adjective meaning “long; lengthy (in space or time)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a singular imperative of langen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “große Ausmaße, große räumliche Ausmaße habend; über große Ausmaße, große Ausdehnung verfügend”.
What does lang mean in English?
adjective
- 1
long; lengthy (in space or time)
- 2
tall
- 3
many (indicating the length of the time in total)
Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern.
adverb
- 1
colloquialalternative form of lange
Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert.
- 2
long, sprawled, stretched (physically)
Er lag lang auf der Erde.
postposition
- 1
for (temporal)
Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist.
- 2
colloquialalternative form of entlang
Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang!
verb
- 1
singular imperative of langen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. große Ausmaße, große räumliche Ausmaße habend; über große Ausmaße, große Ausdehnung verfügend 2. große zeitliche Ausdehnung habend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lang
- langer masculine nominative singular
- länger comparative
- am längsten superlative
- lange feminine nominative singular
- langes neuter nominative singular
- langen genitive masculine singular
- langem dative masculine singular
- der lange definite includes-article masculine
- die lange definite feminine includes-article
- das lange definite includes-article neuter
- die langen definite includes-article nominative
- des langen definite genitive includes-article
- der langen definite feminine genitive
- dem langen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lang?
- /laŋ(k)/
- [laŋ]
- [laŋk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lang
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lang in German?
lang appears 214 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).