langjähriger

[ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ]

/[ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“langjähriger” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,690
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs langjährig

Corpus desk

Index DE-langjahriger · langjähriger · German

langjähriger · rank #11,690 · 19 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,690
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Koordinaten

Nearest frequency peer: Koordinaten (-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 „langjähriger“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „langjähriger“ 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).

langjähriger vs langjähriges
92% similar
langjähriger vs langjährig
83% similar
langjähriger vs langjährige
92% similar

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

Key facts for langjähriger
PropertyValue
Headwordlangjähriger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#11,690
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „langjähriger“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).langjährigerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Koordinaten“ (#11,689), „Laster“ (#11,691), „Konsole“ (#11,688). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „langjähriger“ bei #11,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around langjähriger (IPA [ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,690 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for langjähriger, with forms such as "alngjähriger", "lagnjähriger", and "langgjähriger". 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, "langjähriges", "langjährig", "langjährige", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is langjähriger, spelled L-A-N-G-J-Ä-H-R-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs langjährig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs langjährig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs langjährig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs langjährig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs langjährig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alngjähriger
  • lagnjähriger
  • langgjähriger
  • langjhäriger
  • langjjähriger
  • langjähhriger
  • langjähirger
  • langjährgier
  • langjähriegr
  • langjährigerr
  • langjährigger
  • langjährigre
  • langjährriger
  • langjärhiger
  • langäjhriger
  • lanjgähriger
  • lanngjähriger
  • llangjähriger
  • lnagjähriger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of langjähriger - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alngjähriger2lagnjähriger2langgjähriger1langjhäriger2langjjähriger1langjähhriger1langjähirger2langjährgier2
Edit distance from "langjähriger"

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 "langjähriger"?
"langjähriger" is spelled L-A-N-G-J-Ä-H-R-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ].
What does "langjähriger" mean?
As an adjective, "langjähriger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs langjährig
What words are commonly confused with "langjähriger"?
"langjähriger" is commonly confused with "langjähriges", "langjährig", "langjährige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "langjähriger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "langjähriger" is [ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "langjähriger" come from?
"langjähriger" 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 "langjähriger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list