Which to use
“gedenkt” and “gelenkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,141
- “gedenkt” frequency rank
- #17,300
- “gelenkt” frequency rank
- 40441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gedenkt | gelenkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedenken | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lenken |
Where the eye mixes gedenkt and gelenkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gedenkt and gelenkt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gedenkt and gelenkt
A purely visual mix-up. gedenkt ([ɡəˈdɛŋkt]) and gelenkt ([ɡəˈlɛŋkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “gedenkt” becomes l in “gelenkt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gedenkt is recorded at frequency rank #23,141, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈdɛŋkt]. gelenkt is at rank #17,300, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlɛŋkt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40441, this pair ranks #1,508,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gedenkt vs gelenkt
Shared letters: egknt. Private to "gedenkt": d. Private to "gelenkt": l.
"gedenkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gelenkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gedenkt" and "gelenkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gedenkt" or "gelenkt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gedenkt" and "gelenkt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gedenkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelenkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,508,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gedenkt" and "gelenkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedenkt vs geleakt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,508,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.