länger

/[ˈlɛŋɐ]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#864

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

länger is anGermanadj. It means: Prädikative und adverbielle Form des Komparativs des Adjektivs lang Pronounced [ˈlɛŋɐ]. It ranks #864 in German word frequency. Often confused with Laser and Lunge.

Key facts for länger
PropertyValue
Headwordlänger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈlɛŋɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#864
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for länger is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɛŋɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #864 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Prädikative und adverbielle Form des Komparativs des Adjektivs lang".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for länger, with forms such as "llänger", "lnäger", and "lägner". 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, "Laser", "Lunge", "längs", 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 länger, spelled L-Ä-N-G-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prädikative und adverbielle Form des Komparativs des Adjektivs lang

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: llänger,lnäger,lägner,länegr,längerr,längger,längre,lännger,älnger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for länger

Misspelling Variants of "länger"

llänger7lnäger6lägner6länegr6längerr7längger7längre6lännger7
Misspelling Variants of "länger"

Frequency rank: #864 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "länger"?
"länger" is spelled L-Ä-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛŋɐ].
What does "länger" mean?
As an adj, "länger" means: Prädikative und adverbielle Form des Komparativs des Adjektivs lang
What words are commonly confused with "länger"?
"länger" is commonly confused with "Laser", "Lunge", "längs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "länger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "länger" is [ˈlɛŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "länger" come from?
"länger" 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.