langwellig
[ˈlaŋvɛlɪç]
The verdict
“langwellig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine lange Wellenlänge habend
Corpus desk
Index DE-langwellig · langwellig · German
langwellig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | langwellig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈlaŋvɛlɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „langwellig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
langwellig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlaŋvɛlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine lange Wellenlänge habend".
langwellig has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is langwellig, spelled L-A-N-G-W-E-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1eine lange Wellenlänge habend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how langwellig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Boden wird durch die Sonneneinstrahlung erhitzt. Er funktioniert somit als Bodenheizung. Die langwellige Wärmeabstrahlung erwärmt die darüberliegende Luft.“
„Dass der blaue Anteil des Sonnenlichtes viel stärker gestreut wird als die langwelligen gelben und roten Anteile, das ist bekannt. Darum wird der Himmel blau.“
Antonyms
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.