Polyglot Dictionary

Länge

/ˈlɛŋə/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Längen

Meaning

  1. length

    From lang (long).

    • Der Tisch hat eine Länge von zwei Metern.

      The table has a length of two meters.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Abstand

Close — distance and length are related spatial measurements.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

longitud

longitud is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "length."

Portuguese

comprimento

comprimento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "length."

Practice

1 What does Länge mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Tisch hat eine ___ von zwei Metern.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Länge?

See also

noun

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