langjährig

[ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪç]

/[ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“langjährig” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,419. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,419
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - viele Jahre bestehend, dauernd

Corpus desk

Index DE-langjahrig · langjährig · German

langjährig · rank #45,419 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,419
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landungen

Nearest frequency peer: Landungen (-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 „langjährig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „langjährig“ 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).

langjährig vs langjährige
91% similar
langjährig vs langjährigen
83% similar
langjährig vs langjähriger
83% similar

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

Key facts for langjährig
PropertyValue
Headwordlangjährig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#45,419
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „langjährig“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Landungen“ (#45,418), „Landräte“ (#45,417), „leidende“ (#45,421). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „langjährig“ bei #45,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around langjährig (IPA [ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,419 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "viele Jahre bestehend, dauernd".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for langjährig, with forms such as "alngjährig", "lagnjährig", and "langgjährig". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "langjährige", "langjährigen", "langjähriger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is langjährig, spelled L-A-N-G-J-Ä-H-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    viele Jahre bestehend, dauernd

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sein langjähriger Freund wanderte in die USA aus.
  2. „Seine Ehe konnte er kitten, den Rest nicht: 1804 starb er, nachdem er sich am Hudson River mit einem seiner langjährigen Kontrahenten duelliert hatte.“

This word in other languages

longstanding(English)muchos(Español)de longue date(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alngjährig
  • lagnjährig
  • langgjährig
  • langjhärig
  • langjjährig
  • langjähhrig
  • langjähirg
  • langjährgi
  • langjährigg
  • langjährrig
  • langjärhig
  • langäjhrig
  • lanjgährig
  • lanngjährig
  • llangjährig
  • lnagjährig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of langjährig - 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.

alngjährig2lagnjährig2langgjährig1langjhärig2langjjährig1langjähhrig1langjähirg2langjährgi2
Edit distance from "langjährig"

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 "langjährig"?
"langjährig" is spelled L-A-N-G-J-Ä-H-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪç].
What does "langjährig" mean?
As an adjective, "langjährig" means: viele Jahre bestehend, dauernd
What words are commonly confused with "langjährig"?
"langjährig" is commonly confused with "langjährige", "langjährigen", "langjähriger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "langjährig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "langjährig" is [ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "langjährig" come from?
"langjährig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Lohnarbeit#45,432Luxushotel#45,435Marktpreis#45,445Microsofts#45,456

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Leserbriefe16 variantsKaufpreises16 variantsmitgeführt16 variantsInteressent16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list