how to pronounce lang

/laŋ/

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lang is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of lang in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… dick und 5 mm lang wie die versteinerung …”

meanings of lang

adjective:

Long; lengthy (in space or time).
Tall.
Many (indicating the length of the time in total).

adverb:

Long, sprawled, stretched (physically).
Alternative form of lange.

postposition:

Alternative form of entlang.
For (temporal).

name:

A municipality of Styria, Austria.
A surname, from nicknames.

verb:

Singular imperative of langen.

lang frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word lang occurs in german on average 224 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.