Länge

/[ˈlɛŋə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,930

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Länge is aGermannoun. It means: eine horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension Pronounced [ˈlɛŋə]. It ranks #1,930 in German word frequency. Often confused with LNG and Lüge.

Key facts for Länge
PropertyValue
HeadwordLänge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛŋə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,930
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Länge in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Länge is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɛŋə]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,930 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Länge, with forms such as "llänge", "lnäge", and "lägne". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "LNG", "Lüge", "line", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Länge, spelled L-Ä-N-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension
  2. 2
    als Gegenstück zur Breite, Höhe oder Tiefe eine messbare Strecke an zweidimensionalen oder dreidimensionalen, rechtwinkligen Objekten (Flächen und Körper)
  3. 3
    eine erhebliche, beträchtliche, augenfällige Ausdehnung nach vorn oder hinten
  4. 4
    Weitschweifigkeit, Endlosigkeit, Ausführlichkeit, beträchtliche Ausdehnung
  5. 5
    im Winkelmaß angegebene Ost-West-Koordinate einer geographischen Position, Winkelabstand vom Zentralmeridian
  6. 6
    ein Weg entlang einer Kurve
  7. 7
    zeitliche Ausdehnung
  8. 8
    zu langsame oder zu lange andauernde Stelle; (nur Plural)
  9. 9
    die Anzahl der Zeichen in einem Wort oder Text
  10. 10
    lange Silbe eines Wortes im Vers
  11. 11
    Größe sprachlicher Einheiten

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: llänge,lnäge,lägne,läneg,längge,lännge,älnge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Länge

Misspelling Variants of "Länge"

llänge6lnäge5lägne5läneg5längge6lännge6älnge5
Misspelling Variants of "Länge"

Frequency rank: #1,930 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Länge"?
"Länge" is spelled L-Ä-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛŋə].
What does "Länge" mean?
As a noun, "Länge" means: eine horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension
What words are commonly confused with "Länge"?
"Länge" is commonly confused with "LNG", "Lüge", "line". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Länge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Länge" is [ˈlɛŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Länge" come from?
"Länge" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.