längster

[ˈlɛŋstɐ]

/[ˈlɛŋstɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“längster” is uncommon German (frequency #86,765 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,765
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-langster · längster · German

längster · rank #86,765 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,765
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH László

Nearest frequency peer: László (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „längster“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „längster“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for längster
PropertyValue
Headwordlängster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlɛŋstɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,765
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „längster“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).längsterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „László“ (#86,764), „Lärmbelastung“ (#86,766), „löchrig“ (#86,767). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „längster“ bei #86,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

längster is uncommon German at frequency #86,765 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlɛŋstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for längster in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is längster, spelled L-Ä-N-G-S-T-E-R.

Definition

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

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 "längster"?
"längster" is spelled L-Ä-N-G-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛŋstɐ].
What does "längster" mean?
As an adjective, "längster" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lang
How do you pronounce "längster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "längster" is [ˈlɛŋstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "längster" come from?
"längster" 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 "längster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lockerte#86,758mentales#86,797Metriken#86,803Mitleids#86,815

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list