längst

[lɛŋst]

/[lɛŋst]/ adv

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The verdict

“längst” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,520. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,520
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schon lange, seit langem, seit langer/längerer Zeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-langst · längst · German

längst · rank #1,520 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,520
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Link

Nearest frequency peer: Link (-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 „längst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „längst“ 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).

längst vs Last
33% similar
längst vs lässt
67% similar
längst vs legst
67% similar

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

Key facts for längst
PropertyValue
Headwordlängst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[lɛŋst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,520
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „längst“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).längstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Link“ (#1,519), „Mund“ (#1,521), „Krankenhaus“ (#1,518). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „längst“ bei #1,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around längst (IPA [lɛŋst]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #1,520 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for längst, with forms such as "llängst", "lnägst", and "lägnst". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Last", "lässt", "legst", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is längst, spelled L-Ä-N-G-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    schon lange, seit langem, seit langer/längerer Zeit
  2. 2
    bei weitem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Da erzählst du mir nichts Neues, das weiß ich längst.
  2. „Der etwa vierzigjährige Herrscher schien jedoch Orgien jeder Art längst nicht mehr gewachsen.“

Synonyms

langebeileibebei weitemlange

This word in other languages

long(English)muy(Español)depuis longtemps(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llängst
  • lnägst
  • lägnst
  • länggst
  • längsst
  • längstt
  • längts
  • länngst
  • länsgt
  • älngst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

llängst1lnägst2lägnst2länggst1längsst1längstt1längts2länngst1
Edit distance from "längst"

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 "längst"?
"längst" is spelled L-Ä-N-G-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [lɛŋst].
What does "längst" mean?
As an adverb, "längst" means: schon lange, seit langem, seit langer/längerer Zeit
What words are commonly confused with "längst"?
"längst" is commonly confused with "Last", "lässt", "legst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "längst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "längst" is [lɛŋst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "längst" come from?
"längst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gebaut#1,514Verlag#1,528extrem#1,511erstes#1,510

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

positiv10 variantsjährige10 variantserinnern10 variantsAuftrag10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list