Längsachse
[ˈlɛŋsˌʔaksə]
The verdict
“Längsachse” is uncommon German (frequency #60,813 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,813
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Längsrichtung zur längsten Ausdehnung eines Körpers verlaufende Achse
Corpus desk
Index DE-langsachse · Längsachse · German
Längsachse · rank #60,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,813
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH lukratives
Nearest frequency peer: lukratives (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Längsachse”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Logs
Logs
39,193 corpus weight
- loyalen
loyalen
39,191 corpus weight
- lukratives
lukratives
39,189 corpus weight
- Längsachse
Längsachse
39,188 corpus weight
- mahal
mahal
39,186 corpus weight
- Mahatma
Mahatma
39,185 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Längsachse” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Längsachse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɛŋsˌʔaksə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #60,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Längsachse” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Längsachse is uncommon German at frequency #60,813 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛŋsˌʔaksə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Längsrichtung zur längsten Ausdehnung eines Körpers verlaufende Achse".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Längsachse, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Längsachse, spelled L-Ä-N-G-S-A-C-H-S-E.
Definition
- 1in Längsrichtung zur längsten Ausdehnung eines Körpers verlaufende Achse
Antonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Längsachse", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.