Langwelle
[ˈlaŋˌvɛlə]
The verdict
“Langwelle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elektromagnetische Wellen mit langer Wellenlänge von 1000 m bis 10.000 m
Corpus desk
Index DE-langwelle · Langwelle · German
Langwelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Langwelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaŋˌvɛlə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Langwelle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Langwelle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaŋˌvɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Langwelle, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Langwelle, spelled L-A-N-G-W-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1elektromagnetische Wellen mit langer Wellenlänge von 1000 m bis 10.000 m
- 2Wellenbereich von [1], niedrigerer Frequenzbereich (von 30 kHz bis 300 kHz) als Kurz- und Mittelwellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Langwelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
U-Boote unter Wasser können nur mittels Langwelle per Funk erreicht werden, wobei Wellen mit extrem niedriger Frequenz zum Einsatz kommen.
Wie für die Mittelwelle und die Kurzwelle gibt es für die Langwelle ein Verfahren zur digitalen Ausstrahlung, das eine bessere technische Qualität ermöglicht.
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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.