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 September 3, 2026) - Ennui.
Corpus desk
Index FR-langeweile · Langeweile · French
Langeweile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Langeweile |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˌlaŋə.ˈvaɪ.lə\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Langeweile » en français
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Langeweile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ohne seinen Guide du Routard läuft der gewöhnliche französische Tourist, das muss man zugeben, auf Lanzarote bald Gefahr, alle Symptome gründlicher Langeweile zu verspüren.
Ein erfülltes Liebesleben verlangt vor allem nach Abwechslung, denn nichts ist tödlicher für eine Beziehung als Routine und Langeweile – klar, dass man da das ein oder andere Mal neue Stellungen ausprobiert.
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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.