Langeweile
\ˌlaŋə.ˈvaɪ.lə\
The verdict
“Langeweile” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ennui.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Langeweile |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˌlaŋə.ˈvaɪ.lə\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Langeweile” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Langeweile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌlaŋə.ˈvaɪ.lə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ennui.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Langeweile, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Langeweile, spelled L-A-N-G-E-W-E-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1Ennui.
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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.
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Using “Langeweile”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-A-N-G-E-W-E-I-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˌlaŋə.ˈvaɪ.lə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.