langjährig
\ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪç\
The verdict
“langjährig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - De longue date, ancien.
Corpus desk
Index FR-langjahrig · langjährig · French
langjährig · 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 | langjährig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪç\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
langjährig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈlaŋˌjɛːʁɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De longue date, ancien.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for langjährig in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is langjährig, spelled L-A-N-G-J-Ä-H-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1De longue date, ancien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how langjährig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie war sichtlich froh, ihren langjährigen Freund wiederzusehen und begrüßte ihn herzlich.
Igor Wolobujew, langjähriger Vizechef der Gazprombank, bezweifelte in einem Interview auf Youtube Ende April, dass es sich bei diesen dubiosen Todesfällen um Selbstmorde gehandelt habe.
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.