longitudinal
[lɔŋɡitudiˈnaːl]
The verdict
“longitudinal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in die Längsrichtung verlaufend, längs (gerichtet)
Corpus desk
Index DE-longitudinal · longitudinal · German
longitudinal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | longitudinal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [lɔŋɡitudiˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „longitudinal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
longitudinal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [lɔŋɡitudiˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for longitudinal in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is longitudinal, spelled L-O-N-G-I-T-U-D-I-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1in die Längsrichtung verlaufend, längs (gerichtet)
- 2die (geografische) Länge betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how longitudinal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Schwingungszeit einer longitudinal schwingenden Saite kann aus dem Elastizitätsmodul und der Dichte berechnet werden.
„Es sei zum Beispiel die in die y2-Ebene einfallende Welle eine longitudinale, die die Geschwindigkeit c, haben soll.“
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.