Langfinger
[ˈlaŋˌfɪŋɐ]
The verdict
“Langfinger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der lange Finger macht, das heißt: sich unrechtmäßig Dinge verschafft
Corpus desk
Index DE-langfinger · Langfinger · German
Langfinger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Langfinger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaŋˌfɪŋɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Langfinger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Langfinger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaŋˌfɪŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der lange Finger macht, das heißt: sich unrechtmäßig Dinge verschafft".
Langfinger has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Langfinger, spelled L-A-N-G-F-I-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der lange Finger macht, das heißt: sich unrechtmäßig Dinge verschafft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Langfinger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zum dritten Mal in diesem Monat verschafften sich dreiste Langfinger Zutritt zum Warenlager des Ersatzteilhändlers.
„[… es] gibt Möglichkeiten die Langfinger abzuschrecken.“
This word in other languages
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.