Längeneinheit
[ˈlɛŋənˌʔaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Längeneinheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Bezugsgröße für eine bestimmte Länge
Corpus desk
Index DE-langeneinheit · Längeneinheit · German
Längeneinheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Längeneinheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɛŋənˌʔaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Längeneinheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Längeneinheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛŋənˌʔaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Bezugsgröße für eine bestimmte Länge".
Längeneinheit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Längeneinheit, spelled L-Ä-N-G-E-N-E-I-N-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1eine Bezugsgröße für eine bestimmte Länge
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Längeneinheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Längeneinheit Kilometer ist ein gut geeignetes Maß für den Abstand zweier Städte.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.