Langohr
[ˈlaŋˌʔoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Langohr” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - langes Ohr
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Langohr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaŋˌʔoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Langohr” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Langohr is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaŋˌʔoːɐ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for Langohr in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Langohr, spelled L-A-N-G-O-H-R.
Definition
- 1langes Ohr
- 2zur Gattung der Pferde gehörendes (männliches) Huftier, das ein (je nach Art / Unterart) graues bis braunes, fahlgelbes bis ockerfarbenes oder rötliches bis rotbraunes Fell mit dunklem Aalstrich, eine kurze, aufrecht stehende Nackenmähne, lange Ohren und einen Quastenschwanz besitzt, und dessen domestizierte Vertreter als Nutz-, Last- und Reittier dienen (Asinus)
- 3jemand, der dumm, einfältig, unbeholfen, ungeschickt sowie, mitunter, störrisch ist oder ähnliche für das unter [2] beschriebene Tier typisch geltende Eigenschaften besitzt; jemand, der (aus Unvermögen Menschen oder Umstände richtig einzuschätzen) töricht handelt
- 4Vertreter aus der Familie der Hasen (Leporidae)
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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.
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Using “Langohr”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-A-N-G-O-H-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlaŋˌʔoːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.