Langenfeld

/[ˈlaŋənˌfɛlt]/ name

The verdict

“Langenfeld” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #33,694 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#33,694
frequency rank, German
10
letters
16
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Key facts for Langenfeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordLangenfeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlaŋənˌfɛlt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,694
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Langenfeld” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Langenfeld lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Langenfeld is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaŋənˌfɛlt]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,694 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Langenfeld, with forms such as "alngenfeld", "lagnenfeld", and "lanegnfeld". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Langenfeld, spelled L-A-N-G-E-N-F-E-L-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alngenfeld,lagnenfeld,lanegnfeld,langefneld,langenefld,langenfedl,langenfeldd,langenfelld,langenffeld,langenfled,langennfeld,langgenfeld,langnefeld,lanngenfeld,llangenfeld,lnagenfeld

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Langenfeld — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Langenfeld"

alngenfeld2lagnenfeld2lanegnfeld2langefneld2langenefld2langenfedl2langenfeldd1langenfelld1
Edit distance from "Langenfeld"

Frequency rank: #33,694 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Langenfeld"?
"Langenfeld" is spelled L-A-N-G-E-N-F-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaŋənˌfɛlt].
What does "Langenfeld" mean?
As a proper noun, "Langenfeld" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
What are common misspellings of "Langenfeld"?
Common misspellings include "alngenfeld", "lagnenfeld", "lanegnfeld", "langefneld", "langenefld". The correct spelling is "Langenfeld".
How do you pronounce "Langenfeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Langenfeld" is [ˈlaŋənˌfɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Langenfeld" come from?
"Langenfeld" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Langenfeld”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A-N-G-E-N-F-E-L-D — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlaŋənˌfɛlt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.