Längung
[ˈlɛŋʊŋ]
The verdict
“Längung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Längen, Verlängern, Dehnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-langung · Längung · German
Längung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Längung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɛŋʊŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Längung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Längung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛŋʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Längen, Verlängern, Dehnen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Längung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Längung, spelled L-Ä-N-G-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1das Längen, Verlängern, Dehnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Längung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Kettenverschleißmessung dient zur Bestimmung des Verschleißgrades einer Antriebskette in Form ihrer Längung, meist wird der Begriff im Zusammenhang mit Fahrradketten verwendet.
Das Schließen der Silbe würde deren Längung verursachen.
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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.