Langeweile

[ˈlaŋəˌvaɪ̯lə]

/[ˈlaŋəˌvaɪ̯lə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Langeweile” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,401. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,401
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gefühl der Untätigkeit, der Eintönigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-langeweile · Langeweile · German

Langeweile · rank #9,401 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,401
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landung

Nearest frequency peer: Landung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Langeweile“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Langeweile“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Langeweile vs langweilt
70% similar
Langeweile vs langweile
80% similar
Langeweile vs langweilen
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Langeweile
PropertyValue
HeadwordLangeweile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaŋəˌvaɪ̯lə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,401
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Langeweile“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Langeweileliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Landung“ (#9,400), „Laufbahn“ (#9,402), „lade“ (#9,399). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Langeweile“ bei #9,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Langeweile (IPA [ˈlaŋəˌvaɪ̯lə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,401 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gefühl der Untätigkeit, der Eintönigkeit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Langeweile, with forms such as "alngeweile", "lagneweile", and "lanegweile". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "langweilt", "langweile", "langweilen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Langeweile, spelled L-A-N-G-E-W-E-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gefühl der Untätigkeit, der Eintönigkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Langeweile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aus Langeweile haben schon viele Kinder Schaden angerichtet.
  2. „Die Langeweile wird in der heutigen Gesellschaft leider gar nicht geschätzt.“

Synonyms

Zeitlang

Antonyms

Kurzweil

This word in other languages

boredom(English)aburrimiento(Español)ennui(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alngeweile
  • lagneweile
  • lanegweile
  • langeewile
  • langeweiel
  • langeweille
  • langewelie
  • langewiele
  • langewweile
  • langgeweile
  • langweeile
  • lanngeweile
  • llangeweile
  • lnageweile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Langeweile - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alngeweile2lagneweile2lanegweile2langeewile2langeweiel2langeweille1langewelie2langewiele2
Edit distance from "Langeweile"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Langeweile"?
"Langeweile" is spelled L-A-N-G-E-W-E-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaŋəˌvaɪ̯lə].
What does "Langeweile" mean?
As a noun, "Langeweile" means: Gefühl der Untätigkeit, der Eintönigkeit
What words are commonly confused with "Langeweile"?
"Langeweile" is commonly confused with "langweilt", "langweile", "langweilen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Langeweile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Langeweile" is [ˈlaŋəˌvaɪ̯lə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Langeweile" come from?
"Langeweile" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Langeweile", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Komponente#9,394kommunalen#9,393nationaler#9,423geringeren#9,374

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Kreuzberg14 variantsmöglicher14 variantsnachlesen14 variantsplatziert14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list