Langdistanz

[ˈlaŋdɪsˌtant͡s]

/[ˈlaŋdɪsˌtant͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Langdistanz” is uncommon German (frequency #91,873 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,873
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativ lange Streckenlänge oder Wettkampfdistanz

Corpus desk

Index DE-langdistanz · Langdistanz · German

Langdistanz · rank #91,873 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,873
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landsknechte

Nearest frequency peer: Landsknechte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Langdistanz“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Langdistanz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Langdistanz
PropertyValue
HeadwordLangdistanz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaŋdɪsˌtant͡s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,873
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Langdistanz“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Langdistanzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Landsknechte“ (#91,872), „langlebigen“ (#91,874), „Langzeitgedächtnis“ (#91,875). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Langdistanz“ bei #91,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Langdistanz is uncommon German at frequency #91,873 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaŋdɪsˌtant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativ lange Streckenlänge oder Wettkampfdistanz".

Langdistanz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Langdistanz, spelled L-A-N-G-D-I-S-T-A-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativ lange Streckenlänge oder Wettkampfdistanz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Langdistanz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Bei der Langdistanz ging es über 138 Kilometer mit fast 4.300 Höhenmetern.“
  2. „Unter den Teilnehmern befand sich auch der Regensburger Triathlet Hans Gallmeier, der Ende Oktober noch die legendäre Langdistanz in Hawaii bewältigte und nach kurzer Trainingspause zum ersten Mal wieder an den Start ging.“

Synonyms

Langstrecke

Antonyms

KurzdistanzKurzstrecke

This word in other languages

long distance(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Langdistanz"?
"Langdistanz" is spelled L-A-N-G-D-I-S-T-A-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaŋdɪsˌtant͡s].
What does "Langdistanz" mean?
As a noun, "Langdistanz" means: relativ lange Streckenlänge oder Wettkampfdistanz
How do you pronounce "Langdistanz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Langdistanz" is [ˈlaŋdɪsˌtant͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Langdistanz" come from?
"Langdistanz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Langdistanz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

langlebigen#91,874Lagerfläche#91,870Kunstwerkes#91,859Kunstfehler#91,856

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list