lange
German, adverb
lange is spelled L-A-N-G-E (5 letters) and appears 389 times per million words in written German, the 236th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lange is a German adverb meaning “long, for a long time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular of lang. On this page, Länge is a different word: “length”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “über einen großen Zeitraum hinweg”.
What does lange mean in English?
adverb
- 1
long, for a long time
- 2
in a long time
adjective
- 1
femininestrong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- 2
strong nominative/accusative plural
- 3
weak nominative all-gender singular
- 4
feminineneuterweak accusative feminine/neuter singular
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- 3
singular imperative
noun
- 1
femininelength
- 2
femininelongitude
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension 2. als Gegenstück zur Breite, Höhe oder Tiefe eine messbare Strecke an zweidimensionalen oder dreidimensionalen, rechtwinkligen Objekten (Flächen und Körper) 3. eine erhebliche, beträchtliche, augenfällige Ausdehnung nach vorn oder hinten 4. Weitschweifigkeit, Endlosigkeit, Ausführlichkeit, beträchtliche Ausdehnung
adverb: 1. über einen großen Zeitraum hinweg
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 lange
- lang alternative
- Längen plural
- L. abbreviation
- l abbreviation
- λ abbreviation
- long. abbreviation
- länger comparative
- am längsten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to lange
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lange in German?
lange appears 389 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).