langue
[lɑ̃ɡ]
The verdict
“langue” is an uncommon German word, ranked #57,189 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #57,189
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zunge
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | langue |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lɑ̃ɡ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #57,189 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “langue” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for langue is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lɑ̃ɡ]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,189 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
langue has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 langue, spelled L-A-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Zunge
- 2Sprache
- 3Ferdinand de Saussure hat "langue" im Sinne von "Sprache", "Sprachsystem" als Gegenbegriff zur parole in die Linguistik eingeführt. Gemeint ist das abstrakte System von Regeln und Einheiten, das es dem Menschen ermöglicht, verständliche Äußerungen hervorzubringen.
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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.
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Using “langue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-A-N-G-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [lɑ̃ɡ] (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.