langweilen
\ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lən\
The verdict
“langweilen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Ennuyer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-langweilen · langweilen · French
langweilen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | langweilen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « langweilen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
langweilen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈlaŋˌvaɪ̯lən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
langweilen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is langweilen, spelled L-A-N-G-W-E-I-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ennuyer.
- 2S'ennuyer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how langweilen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Besuche langweilten ihn. (...) Elena dagegen insistierte, weil sie Berühmtheiten liebte und die achtzigjährige Lili sie ungeniert umschmeichelte. Sie konnte gar nicht aufhören, sich über Elenas Schönheit zu ereifern: Sie müsse nur auftauchen, und der Westen läge ihr zu Füßen.
Detlef steht im Stau auf der Autobahn. Seine Kinder langweilen sich und quengeln schon die ganze Zeit. Detlef wird heute wohl ausrasten.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.