Länge
\ˈlɛŋə\
The verdict
“Länge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Longueur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lange · Länge · French
Länge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Länge |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈlɛŋə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Länge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈlɛŋə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Länge doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Länge, spelled L-Ä-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1Longueur.
- 2Durée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Länge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kinder machen, ausgezeichnet; Kinder haben, welche Unbill! Hätte mein Vater weitergelebt, er hätte mich mit seiner ganzen Länge überragt und dabei erdrückt.
Die Strafrunde ist eine ovale kurze Strecke mit einer Länge von exakt 150 Meter, die für jeden Fehler zu absolvieren ist. Verschießt man zum Beispiel beim Sprint dreimal, dann muss dieses Oval dreimal gelaufen werden, bevor man sich auf die nächste Runde machen darf.
Synonyms
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.