Langweiler

[ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lɐ]

/[ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Langweiler” is uncommon German (frequency #59,833 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,833
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die für andere Leute langweilig ist, die andere langweilt

Corpus desk

Index DE-langweiler · Langweiler · German

Langweiler · rank #59,833 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,833
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landstreicher

Nearest frequency peer: Landstreicher (-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 „Langweiler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Langweiler
PropertyValue
HeadwordLangweiler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,833
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Langweiler“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Langweilerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Landstreicher“ (#59,832), „Landser“ (#59,831), „Latenz“ (#59,835). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Langweiler“ bei #59,833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Langweiler is uncommon German at frequency #59,833 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Langweiler has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Langweiler, spelled L-A-N-G-W-E-I-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die für andere Leute langweilig ist, die andere langweilt
  2. 2
    Person, die durch ihre Langsamkeit oder Unentschlossenheit andere Leute ungeduldig macht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mensch, ist das ein Langweiler, jetzt labert er schon seit Stunden davon, wie er stundenlang belanglose Artikel in ein Online-Wörterbuch-Projekt stellt.
  2. Du bist vielleicht ein Langweiler, anstatt mal etwas Neues zu probieren, stecken wir wie gehabt zusammen.

Antonyms

BetriebsnudelFeierbiest

This word in other languages

bore(English)pesado(Español)

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 "Langweiler"?
"Langweiler" is spelled L-A-N-G-W-E-I-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lɐ].
What does "Langweiler" mean?
As a noun, "Langweiler" means: Person, die für andere Leute langweilig ist, die andere langweilt
How do you pronounce "Langweiler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Langweiler" is [ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Langweiler" come from?
"Langweiler" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lebensmüde#59,840Kräutertee#59,819leistenden#59,848Kriegszeit#59,817

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list