Langhans

[ˈlaŋhans]

/[ˈlaŋhans]/ name

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The verdict

“Langhans” is uncommon German (frequency #68,421 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,421
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-langhans · Langhans · German

Langhans · rank #68,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,421
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landei

Nearest frequency peer: Landei (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Langhans“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Langhans“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Langhans
PropertyValue
HeadwordLanghans
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlaŋhans]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,421
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Langhans“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Langhansfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Landei“ (#68,420), „lamy“ (#68,419), „Leichenteile“ (#68,423). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Langhans“ bei #68,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Langhans is uncommon German at frequency #68,421 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlaŋhans]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname".

Zero misspellings are on record for Langhans in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Langhans, spelled L-A-N-G-H-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auch Alt-Kommunarde Rainer Langhans war beim Piratenparteitag.
  2. Der Spieleragent Dieter Langhans, 53, zum Beispiel betreut seine 15 Fußballer mit drei Angestellten.

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 "Langhans"?
"Langhans" is spelled L-A-N-G-H-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaŋhans].
What does "Langhans" mean?
As a proper noun, "Langhans" means: deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname
How do you pronounce "Langhans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Langhans" is [ˈlaŋhans]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Langhans" come from?
"Langhans" 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 "Langhans", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lobbying#68,437Kollekte#68,400Kleister#68,398klarsten#68,394

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list